shraddha

See also: Shraddha

English

Alternative forms

• shraadh
• shraadha
• sraddha
• sradha

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रद्धा (śraddhā́). Doublet of creed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɹɑːdə/

Noun

shraddha (countable and uncountable, plural shraddhas)

1. (Hinduism) A Hindu ceremony performed in commemoration of one's deceased relatives, especially a parent.
   • 1989, Shudha Mazumdar, Memoirs of an Indian Woman, p. 94:

     After returning, I went to Benares with my parents, for my father was to perform a shraddha ceremony there.

   • 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 110:

     But the thought that he would finally be able to complete his mother's shraadha would make the son emotional.

Translations

Hindu ceremony in commemoration of deceased relatives

• Bengali: শ্রাদ্ধ (sraddho)
• Burmese: သဒ္ဒါ (my) (sadda)
• Gujarati: શ્રાદ્ધ (śrāddh)
• Hindi: श्रद्धा (hi) f (śraddhā), श्राद्ध (hi) (śrāddh)
• Khmer: សទ្ធា (km) (satthiə)
• Lao: ສັດທາ (sat thā)
• Marathi: श्राद्ध (śrāddha)
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• Nepali: श्राद्ध (śrāddha)
• Oriya: ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧ (or) (śrāddha)
• Pali: saddhā f
• Russian: шра́ддха f (šráddxa)
• Sanskrit: श्रद्धा (sa) f (śraddhā)
• Tamil: சிரார்த்தம் (ta) (cirārttam)
• Thai: ศรัทธา (th) (sàt-taa)