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apsara

  • /ˈɑp.sə.ɹə/
  • /ˈʌp.sə.ɹə/

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Borrowed from Hindi अप्सरा (apsarā), descended from Sanskrit अप्सरस् (apsaras).

noun apsaras · upsara

  1. Hinduism a class of female celestial beings, originally associated with waters and clouds and later especially with celestial dance, music, beauty and the divine courts. But the boy's relatives don't sit on their behinds and wait for a pari or an apsara to drop out of the heavens.

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noun a female spirit of the clouds and waters

한국어압사라 absala, 비천상 bicheonsang
日本語アプサラス apusarasu, 飛天 hiten
中文飛天 /飞天 fēitiān
हिन्दीअप्सरा apsarā
Portuguêsapsara, apsará
Françaisapsara
DeutschApsará
Русскийапса́ра apsára
Tiếng Việtphi thiên

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@misc{apsara_2026,
  title = {apsara},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apsara},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}