asava

See also: āsava

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आसव (āsava)

Noun

asava (plural asavas)

  1. A fermented juice used medicinally.

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali āsava (“ideas which intoxicate the mind; spirit; discharge from a sore”), from Sanskrit आसव (āsava, “spirituous liquor; decoction, (fermented) juice”).

Pronunciation

Noun

asava (uncountable)

  1. (Buddhism) mental effluent, pollutant

Further reading

Portuguese

Verb

asava

  1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of asar

Tagalog

Noun

asava (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜏ)

  1. obsolete spelling of asawa
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