होत्र

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰawtrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰáwtram, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- (“to pour”).

Pronunciation

Noun

होत्र • (hotrá) stem, n

  1. sacrificing, the function or office of the होतृ.
  2. a burnt-offering, oblation with fire, sacrifice.
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