Nyaya

noun

ˈnyäyə

plural -s

: an orthodox philosophical system in Hinduism dealing primarily with logic and epistemological analysis

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit nyāya rule, model, maxim, logic, from ni down, back (i.e., to an original model) + eti he goes

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