suttee
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suttee (sʌˈtiː, ˈsʌtiː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the former Hindu custom whereby a widow burnt herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre |
| 2. | a Hindu widow who immolated herself in this way |
| [C18: from Sanskrit satī virtuous woman, from sat good] | |
| sut'teeism | |
| —n | |
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Suttee
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
suttee
"self-cremation of a Hindu widow on her husband's funeral pyre," 1786, from Hindi, from Skt. sati "virtuous woman," fem. of sat "good, wise," lit. "existing," prp. of asmi "I am" (cognate with L. esse; see essence). Properly, the word for the woman who does so. The custom
was abolished in British India in 1829.
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Suttee says all the river needed to complete its recuperation was a helping hand from local people.
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