Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ambika

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
am-bi-ka
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

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The goddess Parvati.

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One of the female domestic deities.

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The second daughter of the king of Kasi and wife of Vichitravirya in the epic Mahabharata.

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A river in the Indian state of Gujarat.

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A female given name from Sanskrit.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अम्बिका (ambikā, “mother, good woman”).

Questions

What does ambika mean?
The goddess Parvati.
Where does ambika come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit अम्बिका (ambikā, “mother, good woman”).

How to pronounce ambika

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