sasin

American

[sey-sin] / ˈseɪ sɪn /

noun

blackbuck.

sasin British

/ ˈsæsɪn /

noun

another name for the blackbuck

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Etymology

Origin of sasin

First recorded in 1825–35; of undetermined origin

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To the common people in India the spots on the moon look like a hare, and Chandras, the god of the moon, carries a hare: hence the moon is called sasin or sasanka, hare-mark.

From Custom and Myth New Edition by Lang, Andrew

To the common people in India the spots on the moon look like a hare, and Chandras, the god of the moon, carries a hare: hence the moon is called sasin or sasanka, hare-mark.

From Custom and Myth by Lang, Andrew

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