Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yayati

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yay-ati
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The fifth king of the Lunar dynasty, son of Nahusha, the husband of Devayani and Sharmishtha, and the progenitor of the lineages of the Yadavas and the Pandavas.

name

Perseus constellation.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ययाति (yayāti).

Questions

What does yayati mean?: The fifth king of the Lunar dynasty, son of Nahusha, the husband of Devayani and Sharmishtha, and the progenitor of the lineages of the Yadavas and the Pandavas.
Where does yayati come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit ययाति (yayāti).

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