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sradha

sradha is the alternative form of shraddha.

Meaning of shraddha

Noun

shraddha (countable and uncountable, plural shraddhas)

  1. (Hinduism) A Hindu ceremony performed in commemoration of one's deceased relatives, especially a parent.
    • After returning, I went to Benares with my parents, for my father was to perform a shraddha ceremony there.1989, Shudha Mazumdar, Memoirs of an Indian Woman, page 94

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Forms of sradha

pluralsradhas

Questions about sradha

What is sradha the alternative form of?
Sradha is the alternative form of shraddha.

Words near sradha in the dictionary

  1. Sra.
  2. SRAAM
  3. SRAAMs
  4. sraddha
  5. sraddhas
  6. sradha
  7. sradhas
  8. Sraffan
  9. Sraffian
  10. Sraffians
  11. SRAI

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sradha (page history and authors); shraddha (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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