"mudra" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /muːˈdɹɑː/, /mʊˈdɹɑː/ Audio: en-us-mudra-2.ogg , en-us-mudra.ogg Forms: mudras [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: From Sanskrit मुद्रा (mudrā, “seal”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sa|मुद्रा|t=seal}} Sanskrit मुद्रा (mudrā, “seal”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mudra (plural mudras)
  1. (dance, art) Any of several formal symbolic hand postures used in classical dance of India and in Hindu and Buddhist iconography. Categories (topical): Art, Dance Translations (symbolic hand postures of India): မုဒြာ (mu.dra) (Burmese), mudra [feminine] (Czech), mudra (Dutch), mudrâ (French), Mudra (German), मुद्रा (mudrā) [feminine] (Hindi), mudra (Indonesian), 印相 (inzō) (Japanese), mudra [feminine] (Portuguese), мудра́ (mudrá) (Russian), मुद्रा (mudrā) [feminine] (Sanskrit), мудра [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), mudra [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), mudrá [masculine] (Spanish), mudra [masculine] (Spanish), مدرا (mudrā) [feminine] (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-mudra-en-noun-6NaEhKmg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 9 entries, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 42 28 6 8 9 8 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 62 38 Topics: art, arts, dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'symbolic hand postures of India': 85 15
  2. (Hinduism) Any of the formal body positions and postures used in yoga and meditation. Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism
    Sense id: en-mudra-en-noun-4fAJmvaK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mudrā Related terms: asana, wai

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "symbolic hand postures of India",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mudrá"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "symbolic hand postures of India",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mudra"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "mudrā",
      "sense": "symbolic hand postures of India",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "مدرا"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "mudra"
  ],
  "word": "mudra"
}

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