sutra

See also: Sutra, sútra, śutra, sūtra, and Sūtra

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सूत्र (sū́tra, “thread, yarn, string; rule”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuːtɹə/

Noun

sutra (plural sutras)

  1. A rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy.
  2. (Buddhism, Hinduism) A scriptural narrative, especially a discourse of the Buddha.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit सूत्र (sūtra, “thread, rule”).

Noun

sutra m (definite singular sutraen, indefinite plural sutraer, definite plural sutraene)

  1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) sutra

Etymology 2

see sutre

Verb

sutra

  1. simple past of sutre
  2. past participle of sutre

Portuguese

Noun

sutra m (plural sutras)

  1. (linguistics) sutra (a rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar)
  2. (Buddhism, Hinduism) sutra (a scriptural narrative)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sûtra/

Etymology 1

s- +‎ jutra

Alternative forms

Adverb

sȕtra (Cyrillic spelling су̏тра)

  1. tomorrow

Noun

sȕtra n (Cyrillic spelling су̏тра)

  1. tomorrow

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit सूत्र (sū́tra, “thread, yarn, string; rule”).

Noun

sȕtra f (Cyrillic spelling су̏тра)

  1. sutra
Declension
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