"sutra" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsuːtɹə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sutra.wav Forms: sutras [plural]
Rhymes: -uːtɹə Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit सूत्र (sū́tra, “thread, yarn, string; rule”). Doublet of sutta; more distantly related to sew and suture. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*syuh₁-}}, {{bor|en|sa|सूत्र||thread, yarn, string; rule|tr=sū́tra}} Sanskrit सूत्र (sū́tra, “thread, yarn, string; rule”), {{doublet|en|sutta}} Doublet of sutta Head templates: {{en-noun}} sutra (plural sutras)
  1. A rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy. Translations (a rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy): সূত্র (śutro) (Bengali), သုတ္တန် (suttan) (Burmese), သုတ် (sut) (Burmese), sutra [masculine] (French), soutra [masculine] (French), Sutra [neuter] (German), सूत्र (sūtra) [masculine] (Hindi), सूत (sūt) [masculine] (Hindi), szútra (Hungarian), sútra [masculine] (Irish), 経典 (kyōten) (alt: きょうてん) (Japanese), スートラ (sūtora) (Japanese), 수트라 (suteura) (Korean), ສູດ (sūt) (Lao), sutera (Malay), സൂത്രം (sūtraṁ) (Malayalam), सूत्र (sūtra) (Marathi), sutra [masculine] (Norwegian), sutra [feminine] (Polish), sutra [masculine] (Portuguese), су́тра (sútra) [feminine] (Russian), су́тта (sútta) (note: from Pali) [rare] (Russian), सूत्र (sūtra) [neuter] (Sanskrit), sutra [common-gender] (Swedish), สูตร (sùut) (Thai), kinh (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-sutra-en-noun-jkaXZSoV Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of 'a rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy': 96 4
  2. (Buddhism, Hinduism) A scriptural narrative, especially a discourse of the Buddha. Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Buddhism, Hinduism Translations (a scriptural narrative): Sutra [neuter] (German), सूत्र (sūtra) [masculine] (Hindi), सूत (sūt) [masculine] (Hindi), szútra (Hungarian), sútra [masculine] (Irish), 経典 (kyōten) (alt: きょうてん) (Japanese), sutera (Malay), സൂത്രം (sūtraṁ) (Malayalam), सूत्र (sūtra) (Marathi), судар (sudar) (Mongolian), sutra [masculine] (Norwegian), sutra [feminine] (Polish), sutra [masculine] (Portuguese), судур (sudur) (Tuvan), kinh (Vietnamese), kinh điển (Vietnamese), khế kinh (Vietnamese), tu-đa-la (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-sutra-en-noun-R2EO5UHS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Lao translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Tuvan translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 11 32 32 1 1 1 2 7 2 7 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Lao translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Tuvan translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 38 62 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'a scriptural narrative': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Sutra, sūtra, Sūtra, sutta Related terms: Kamasutra

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