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,
- karmal,
- karmapa,
- karmic,
- karnak,
- karnatak music
Origin of karmadharaya
First recorded in 1840–50, karmadharaya is from the Sanskrit word karmadhāraya
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