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karmadharaya
[ kahr-muh-dahr-ee-uh ]
/ ˌkɑr məˈdɑr i ə /
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noun Linguistics.
a compound of two words in which the first is an adjective and the second a substantive, as blackbird, gentleman, or grandson.
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Origin of karmadharaya
First recorded in 1840–50, karmadharaya is from the Sanskrit word karmadhāraya
Words nearby karmadharaya
Karlovy Vary, Karlskrona, Karlsruhe, Karlstad, karma, karmadharaya, Karmal, karma-marga, Kármán, Kármán vortex street, Karmapa
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