होत्र

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰawtrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰáwtram, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- (“to pour”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦɐwt̪.ɽɐ́/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɦoːt̪.ɽɐ/

Noun

होत्र • (hotrá) n

sacrificing, the function or office of the होतृ.
a burnt-offering, oblation with fire, sacrifice.

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