vastu
English
noun
Definitions
- (India) A philosophy of architecture that has elements akin to feng shui
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit वास्तु (house, site foundation of a house, building, homestead, habitation, site, foundation).
Origin
Sanskrit
वास्तु
Gloss
house, site foundation of a house, building, homestead, habitation, site, foundation
Concept
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Kanji
家
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- वास्तु Sanskrit
- वास्तु Hindi
- వాస్తుపతి Telugu
- వాస్తుపూజ Telugu
- వాస్తుశాస్త్రము Telugu
- వాస్తుశిల్పి Telugu
- *Hwā́stu Proto-Indo-Aryan