Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adhikarana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ad-hikarana
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In ancient India, an administrative department

noun

The office of such a department

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अधिकरण (adhikaraṇa, “government”).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: कृ, अधिकरण

Inflected Forms

adhikaranas (plural)

Questions

What does adhikarana mean?: In ancient India, an administrative department
Where does adhikarana come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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