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单词 akasha
释义

akashan.

Brit. /ɑːˈkɑːʃə/, U.S. /ɑˈkɑʃə/
Forms:

α. 1700s–1800s akas, 1700s– akash.

β. 1800s acasa, 1800s– akasa, 1800s– akasha, 1900s– aakaasha, 1900s– acasha.

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymons: Sanskrit ākāśa, ākāś.
Etymology: < Sanskrit ākāśa (also with vernacular pronunciation ākāś) empty space, outer space, space through which sound and light are perceived to travel < ā-, prefix expressing location + kāś- to shine.
In Indian philosophy: space, ether. Also in theosophical and other New Age contexts.Akasha, which is associated with sound, is regarded as the first of the five elements, the others being earth, air, fire, and water.
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1768 A. Dow Diss. Custom of Hindoos p. xli, in tr. M. Firishtah Hist. Hindostan I. The discordant actions then produced the Akash, which invisible element possessed the quality of conveying sound.
1785 C. Wilkins tr. Bhăgvăt-Gēētā xiii. 105 The all-moving Ākās, or ether, from the minuteness of its parts, passeth every where unaffected.
1858 H. T. Colebrooke Relig. & Philos. Hindus x. 253 The Bauddhas do not recognise a fifth element, ácáśa, nor any substance so designated.
1894 A. Besant Building of Kosmos 29 First you have the Âkâsha, whose only attribute is Sound.
1938 M. Firth tr. F. Werfel Hearken unto Voice i. 17 In some incomprehensible way..akâsha contains in each of its particles, simultaneously and pervading the whole of space, all the phenomena and happenings of the cosmos.
1993 R. Rao On Ganga Ghat i. 13 The earth whirls in the pure silence of akasha, of space essence.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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