Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shikhandi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shikhan-di
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A character in the Mahabharata, child of Drupada, born as a girl but transformed into a boy by a yaksha; slayer of Bhishma.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिखण्डिन् (śikhaṇḍin).

Questions

What does shikhandi mean?: A character in the Mahabharata, child of Drupada, born as a girl but transformed into a boy by a yaksha; slayer of Bhishma.
Where does shikhandi come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit शिखण्डिन् (śikhaṇḍin).

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