agnihotra
English
noun
Definitions
- (Hinduism) A Vedic yajña (ritual or sacrifice) mentioned in the Atharvaveda and performed in orthodox Hindu communities.
Etymology
Compound from Sanskrit अग्नि (fire, Agni) + Sanskrit होत्र (burnt offering, sacrifice).
Origin
Sanskrit
होत्र
Gloss
burnt offering, sacrifice
Concept
Semantic Field
Religion and belief
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
犠
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Agni English
- *h₁n̥gʷnis Proto-Indo-European
- अग्नि Sanskrit
- अग्निष्टोम Sanskrit
- अग्निहोत्र Sanskrit
- अग्न्याधान Sanskrit
- अग्न्याधेय Sanskrit
- होत्र Sanskrit
- अग्नि Hindi
- อัคนี Thai
- Agni Indonesian
- అగ్గి Telugu
- అగ్ని Telugu
- అగ్నిహోత్రము Telugu
- অগ্নি Assamese
- আগুনি Assamese
- aggi Pali
- *Hagnis Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *Hagniš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *Hagnís Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *Hagníš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- अग्नि Marathi
- *Hagníṣ Proto-Indo-Aryan
- *Hagníṣ Proto-Indo-Aryan
- *agní Proto-Indo-Aryan
- *źʰawtrám Proto-Indo-Aryan
- অগ্নি Bengali
- আগুন Bengali
- 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀺 Sauraseni Prakrit
- 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀺 Maharastri Prakrit
- அக்கி Tamil
- அக்கினி Tamil
- அக்கினிகுண்டம் Tamil
- அக்கினிகோத்திரம் Tamil
- அக்கினிச்சுவாலை Tamil
- ਅੱਗ Panjabi, Punjabi
- ಅಗ್ನಿ Kannada
- 𐨀𐨒𐨁 Ashokan Prakrit
- 𑀅𑀕𑀺 Ashokan Prakrit
- अग्नि Nepali
- आगो Nepali
- agni Old Javanese
- gĕni Old Javanese
- ꦒꦼꦤꦶ Old Javanese
- ꦲꦒ꧀ꦤꦶ Old Javanese
- आगी Bhojpuri
- अगन Rajasthani
- अगनी Rajasthani
- આગ Kachchi
- ooin Rohingya
- 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀺 Ardhamagadhi Prakrit
- अग्नि Old Hindi
- anggoni Toba Batak
- aguni Karo Batak
- 𐨀𐨒𐨁 Gandhari
- अग्ग Dogri
- 𑠀𑠌𑠹𑠌 Dogri
- आगो Doteli