"khakkhara" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: khakkharas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit खक्खर (khakkhara, “beggar’s staff”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|sa|खक्खर|t=beggar’s staff}} Borrowed from Sanskrit खक्खर (khakkhara, “beggar’s staff”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} khakkhara (plural khakkharas)
  1. (religion) a monk's staff used especially by a Buddhist mendicant as a tool for begging or as a weapon Wikipedia link: khakkhara Translations (Translations): 錫杖 /锡杖 (xīzhàng/xízhàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 禪杖 /禅杖 (chánzhàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 錫杖 (shakujō) (alt: しゃくじょう) (Japanese), 석장 (seokjang) (alt: 錫杖) (Korean), འཁར་གསིལ ('khar gsil) (Tibetan), tích trượng (alt: 錫杖) (Vietnamese), thiền trượng (alt: 禪杖) (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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