zafu

English

Etymology

Japanese 座蒲 (zafu, “cattail seat”).

Noun

zafu (plural zafus)

1. A round cushion used for sitting during meditation.
   • 2007 February 4, Dan Shaw, “As Always, Mother Knows Best”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The cushions on the living room floor — a zabuton and zafu, to be exact — are used for daily Buddhist-influenced meditation.

   • 2016, Melissa Broder, So Sad Today:

     The rugs were pink, the walls were pink, the “zafus” for seating were pink.

Translations

round cushion

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蒲團／蒲团 (zh) (pútuán)

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