English Explanatory Dictionary

urna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A spiral or circular dot placed on the forehead of Buddhist images as an auspicious mark.
noun
  1. A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 40 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 13 L although differing slightly over time.

Word forms

urna urnas urnae

Etymology

From Sanskrit ऊर्णा (ūrṇā, “wool, thread”).

Synonyms

urn half-amphora
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