Mudra Definition

mə-drä
noun
In ancient India, any identifying symbol or seal.
Webster's New World
A stylized, symbolic gesture used in dances, rituals, etc. of India, specif., an intricate movement or positioning of the hands or fingers.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Mudra

Noun

Singular:
mudra
Plural:
mudras

Origin of Mudra

  • Sanskrit mudrā seal, mystery, mudra from Iranian mudrā perhaps ultimately from Akkadian musarû, mušarû object bearing a royal inscription from Sumerian mu-sar mu name, fame sar to write

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Sanskrit मुद्रा (mudrā) (seal).

    From Wiktionary

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