Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

akhara

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
akhara
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an order of ascetic monks in parts of India

noun

A monastery used by this order

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćšas Sanskrit अक्ष॑ (ákṣa)? Sanskrit अ॒क्ष (akṣá) Sanskrit वाट (vāṭa) Sanskrit अक्षवाट (akṣavāṭa) Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀟𑀬 (akkhāḍaya) Hindi अखाड़ा (akhāṛā)bor. English akhara Borrowed from Hindi अखाड़ा (akhāṛā).

Inflected Forms

akharas (plural)

Questions

What does akhara mean?
A member of an order of ascetic monks in parts of India
Where does akhara come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćšas Sanskrit अक्ष॑ (ákṣa)? Sanskrit अ॒क्ष (akṣá) Sanskrit वाट (vāṭa) Sanskrit अक्षवाट (akṣavāṭa) Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀟𑀬 (akkhāḍaya) Hindi अखाड़ा (akhāṛā)bor. English akhara Borrowed from Hindi अखाड़ा (akhāṛā).

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