purusha
noun
purusha is spelled P-U-R-U-S-H-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, purusha means “In early Vedas, a cosmic man whose sacrifice by the gods created all life” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of purusha is purushas.
How many letters and syllables are in purusha?
| Letters | 7: P-U-R-U-S-H-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is purusha?
Purusha appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of purusha
- purushas plural
- purusa
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does purusha mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In early Vedas, a cosmic man whose sacrifice by the gods created all life.
- 2
In the Upanishad, an abstract essence of self, spirit, and the Universal Principle that is eternal, without form and all-pervasive, distinguished from the mutable material world.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does purusha come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit पुरुष (puruṣa).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).