यज्ञ

Hindi

noun
Definitions
  • (chiefly) sacrifice, oblation

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit यज्ञ (offering, sacrifice) root from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁ǵ- (revere, worship, sacrifice).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*yeh₁ǵ-

Gloss

revere, worship, sacrifice

Concept
Semantic Field

Religion and belief

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

犠

Emoji

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