mudra

• mudrā

From Sanskrit मुद्रा (mudrā, “seal”).

• IPA^(key): /muːˈdɹɑː/, /mʊˈdɹɑː/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː

mudra (plural mudras)

1. (dance, art) Any of several formal symbolic hand postures used in classical dance of India and in Hindu and Buddhist iconography.
   • 1996 [1994], Andrew Bromfield, Crystal World, translation of original by Victor Pelevin:

     The king of creation would not have curved his palm into the likeness of a Hindu mudra in an attempt to protect the tiny launching pad on his thumbnail from the dank wind.

2. (Hinduism) Any of the formal body positions and postures used in yoga and meditation.
   • 1915 [14th century], Pancham Sinh., Hatha Yoga Pradipika, translation of original by Swami Swatmarama:

     The Kechari Mudra is accomplished by thrusting the tongue into the gullet, by turning it over itself, and keeping the eyesight in the middle.

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:mudra.

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• Murad, mudar

mudra f

1. mudra

From Sanskrit मुद्रा (mudrā, “seal”).

• IPA^(key): /mud.ra/
• Hyphenation: mud‧ra

mudra

1. (Hinduism) Any of the formal body positions and postures used in yoga and meditation.

• “mudra” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmudra/

mudra

1. feminine nominative singular of mudry

From Sanskrit मुद्रा (mudrā, “seal”).

mudra n (definite singular mudraet, indefinite plural mudraer, definite plural mudraene)

1. mudra

mudra m or f (plural mudras)

1. (dance, art) mudra (symbolic hand postures used in India)

mudra f (Cyrillic spelling мудра)

1. mudra

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

mudra

1. inflection of mudar:
   1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
   2. indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
   3. indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
   4. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural