sadhu

[ sah-doo ]

nounHinduism.
  1. an ascetic holy man, especially a monk.

Origin of sadhu

1
First recorded in 1835–45, sadhu is from the Sanskrit word sādhu good, a holy man

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sadhu

saddhu

/ (ˈsɑːduː) /


noun
  1. a Hindu wandering holy man

Origin of sadhu

1
Sanskrit, from sādhu good

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