Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adho mukha svanasana

/ˌɑːdəʊ ˌmuːkə ʃvəˈnɑːsənə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ad-ho -mukha s-vanasana
IPA: /ˌɑːdəʊ ˌmuːkə ʃvəˈnɑːsənə/

34

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Downward-facing dog.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The principles of Adho Mukha Svanasana are simple, but very effective."
"You can press your feet more strongly into the floor in adho mukha svanasana by shifting your weight away from your hands and toward your feet."
"I tried out […] one produced as part of a Christian "Faith in Fitness" series that tries to sweep away the Hindu roots with biblical names for the poses (Jonah's Whale instead of adho mukha svanasana, a.k.a. the ever-popular downward dog), and a dose of Corinthians instead of om shanti shanti shanti."

Etymology

From Sanskrit अधोमुखश्वानासन (adhomukhaśvānāsana), from अधस् (adhas, “down”) + मुख (mukha, “face”) + श्वान (śvāna, “dog”) + आसन (āsana, “asana”).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: अधोमुखश्वानासन

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌɑːdəʊ ˌmuːkə ʃvəˈnɑːsənə/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce adho mukha svanasana?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑːdəʊ ˌmuːkə ʃvəˈnɑːsənə/.
What does adho mukha svanasana mean?: Downward-facing dog.
Where does adho mukha svanasana come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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