Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kashyapa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kashya-pa
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A revered Vedic sage who is considered to be the author of some of the hymns of the Rigveda; one of the seven Saptarishis; the father of the Adityas.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कश्यप (kaśyapa).

Questions

What does kashyapa mean?
A revered Vedic sage who is considered to be the author of some of the hymns of the Rigveda; one of the seven Saptarishis; the father of the Adityas.
Where does kashyapa come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit कश्यप (kaśyapa).

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