Upanishad

Upa·ni·shad

noun
\ü-ˈpä-ni-ˌshäd, yü-ˈpa-nə-ˌshad\

Definition of UPANISHAD

: one of a class of Vedic treatises dealing with broad philosophic problems

— Upa·ni·shad·ic \(ˌ)ü-ˌpä-ni-ˈshä-dik, (ˌ)yü-ˌpa-nə-ˈsha-dik\ adjective

Origin of UPANISHAD

Sanskrit upaniṣad

First Known Use: 1805

Rhymes with UPANISHAD

Ahmadabad, Allahabad, bromeliad, gesneriad, hamadryad, jeremiad, Kaliningrad, Kirovograd, microfarad, olympiad, seminomad