mudra

[ muh-drah ]

noun

1. Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
2. any of various similar gestures used in India's classical dancing to represent specific feelings.

mudra

/ məˈdrɑː /

noun

1. any of various ritual hand movements in Hindu religious dancing

Word History and Origins

Origin of mudra¹

First recorded in 1805–15, mudra is from the Sanskrit word mudrā sign

Word History and Origins

Origin of mudra¹

Sanskrit, literally: sign, token

Example Sentences

Minister of Justice Denys Maliuska and Deputy Justice Minister Iryna Mudra traveled to the U.S. to promote a bill that would allow the U.S. to repossess Russian state assets held in America and be used for the benefit of Ukraine.

From Seattle Times

Maliuska and Mudra pushed for bipartisan legislation circulating in Washington called the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act, which would use assets confiscated from the Russian Central Bank and other sovereign assets for Ukraine.

From Seattle Times

Sit up straight and put your hands in front of you in a meditation mudra: palms up, left hand on the bottom, right hand on the top with the two thumbs touching.

From Los Angeles Times

Sit up straight and put your hands in front of you in a meditation mudra: palms up, left hand on the bottom, right hand on the top with the two thumbs touching.

From Los Angeles Times

But, offering a rare insight into Kyiv's negotiations with its partners, deputy justice minister Iryna Mudra said some countries were worried about setting a precedent that would put their own assets at risk, by opening them to compensation demands over past conflicts in which they were involved.

From Reuters