Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bhishma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: bhish-ma
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The name of a hero in the Mahabharata.

name

A male given name from Sanskrit used mostly in India.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भीष्म (bhīṣma).

Word Breakdown

Root: भी

Inflected Forms

Bheeshma (alternative) Bhisma (alternative)

Questions

What does bhishma mean?: The name of a hero in the Mahabharata.
Where does bhishma come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit भीष्म (bhīṣma).

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