"ahamkara" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ahamkaras [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit अहंकार (ahaṃkāra). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sa|अहंकार}} Sanskrit अहंकार (ahaṃkāra) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ahamkara (countable and uncountable, plural ahamkaras)
  1. (Hinduism) Attachment to one's ego. Wikipedia link: ahamkara Tags: Hinduism, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Hinduism Translations (attachment to the ego in Hinduism): ahamkara (Finnish), ahamkara [masculine] (Portuguese), อหังการ (Thai)

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