"pramana" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pramanas [plural]
Etymology: From Sanskrit प्रमाण (pramāṇa). Etymology templates: {{der|en|sa|प्रमाण}} Sanskrit प्रमाण (pramāṇa) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pramana (plural pramanas)
  1. (Hinduism) means of knowledge Wikipedia link: pramana Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism Translations (means of knowledge): (liàng) (Chinese Mandarin), (ryō) (alt: りょう) (Japanese), lượng (alt: ) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-pramana-en-noun-uhXAsV1d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes

Inflected forms

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