vata
/ˈvɑːtə/(also vatha)
noun
In Ayurvedic medicine: one of the three humours (or doshas) in the body, made up of the elements air and ether and responsible for movement and activity. Also attributive, especially designating a person in whom this humour is dominant, or the consequent physiological and psychological dispositions or characteristics.
- Sources translating the Sanskrit word typically use the term ‘wind’ to refer to this humour..
Origin
1950s. From Sanskrit vāta wind.
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