SUTTEE


Meaning of SUTTEE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also sa·ti (ˌ)sə-ˈtē, ˈsə-ˌtē

Etymology: Hindi satī wife who performs suttee, from Sanskrit, devoted woman, from feminine of sat true, good; akin to Old English sōth true — more at sooth

Date: 1786

: the act or custom of a Hindu widow willingly being cremated on the funeral pyre of her husband as an indication of her devotion to him ; also : a woman cremated in this way

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