moh

English

noun

Definitions

(Sikhism) Attachment to the transient material world, which hinders the soul's search for its ultimate goal and is therefore one of the Five Evils.

Etymology

Borrowed from Panjabi, Punjabi ਮੋਹ derived from Sanskrit मोह (folly, ignorance).

Origin

Sanskrit

मोह

Gloss

folly, ignorance

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

痴 Japanese
馬鹿 Japanese
मोह Sanskrit
*máwźʰas Proto-Indo-Aryan
𑀫𑁄𑀳 Sauraseni Prakrit
ਮੋਹ Panjabi, Punjabi
मोग Konkani
痴 Old Japanese