Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gayatri mantra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: gay-a-tri -mantra
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

a popular mantra in Hinduism, dedicated to the Vedic deity Savitr.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गायत्री (gāyatrī). Thе mantra is named after Gayatri, the Vedic meter in which the verse is composed.

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: गायत्री

Questions

What does gayatri mantra mean?: a popular mantra in Hinduism, dedicated to the Vedic deity Savitr.
Where does gayatri mantra come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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