yasht

English

Etymology

From Middle Persian yšt' (yašt, “prayer, worship”), probably from Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬀‎ (yašta, “honored”), from 𐬫𐬀𐬰‎ (yaz, “to worship, honor”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jæʃt/, /jʌʃt/
  • Rhymes: -æʃt, -ʌʃt

Noun

yasht (plural yashts)

  1. (Zoroastrianism) Any of a collection of hymns and prayers.

Anagrams

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