hatha

See also: hátha and haṭha

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हठ (haṭha).

Noun

hatha (uncountable)

1. (yoga) The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hà.ðáꜜ/
• As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

Noun

hatha class 9/10 (plural hatha)

1. (Northern) a species of nettle, Urtica massaica Mildbr.

   Synonym: thabai

References

• “hatha” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 144. Oxford: Clarendon Press.