sannyasi


sann·ya·si

noun \(ˌ)sən-ˈyä-sē\

Definition of SANNYASI

: a Hindu mendicant ascetic

Variants of SANNYASI

sann·ya·si or sann·ya·sin \-ˈyä-sən\

Origin of SANNYASI

Hindi sannyāsī, from Sanskrit sannyāsin
First Known Use: 1613

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