ahankara
noun
ahan·ka·ra
ə-ˌhəŋ-ˈkär-ə
plural -s
: the principle of individuation in Hinduism and Jainism
specifically : the activity of attributing objective existence to the ego on the basis of subjective consciousness
Word History
Etymology
Sanskrit ahaṁkāra, from aham I + kāra act of making, from karoti he makes
First Known Use
1827, in the meaning defined above