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sadhu¹

  • /ˈsɑːduː/
  • /ˈsæduː/
  • /-djuː/

Rhymes with -ɑːduː

Where it comes from

From Sanskrit साधु (sādhú, “good; good man, holy man”).

noun sadhus

  1. Hinduism An ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi) who has given up pursuit of the first three Hindu goals of life: kama (enjoyment), artha (practical objectives) and even dharma (duty). Then again these figures take no account of the thousands of beggars who travel free in India. Many of these are religious "Sadhus", dressed often in nothing but a loin-cloth, or even less, and their bodies smeared with ashes. A large number of these men are nothing but impostors, but the Hindu rail

Sadhu²

Where it comes from

From Sanskrit साधु (sādhú, “good; good man, holy man”).

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Sanskrit.

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noun ascetic or practitioner of yoga

中文苦行僧 kǔxíngsēng
हिन्दीसाधु sādhu
Русскийса́дху sádxu

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@misc{sadhu_2026,
  title = {sadhu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sadhu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}