karmadharaya
[ kahr-muh-dahr-ee-uh ]
/ ˌkɑr məˈdɑr i ə /
noun Linguistics.
a compound of two words in which the first is an adjective and the second a substantive, as blackbird, gentleman, or grandson.
Nearby words
karlskrona, karlsruhe, karlstad, karma, karma-marga, karmadharaya, karmal, karmapa, karnak, karnatak music, karnataka
Origin of karmadharaya
First recorded in 1840–50, karmadharaya is from the Sanskrit word karmadhāraya
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