Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ramayana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: ra-mayana
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient Sanskrit epic of Indian mythology about the legendary king Rāma.

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit रामायण (rāmāyaṇa). Doublet of Ramin.

Inflected Forms

the Ramayana (canonical)

Phrases

Ramayana monkey chant

Questions

What does ramayana mean?: An ancient Sanskrit epic of Indian mythology about the legendary king Rāma.
Where does ramayana come from?: Transliteration of Sanskrit रामायण (rāmāyaṇa). Doublet of Ramin.

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