Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chalukya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: chalukya
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An Indian dynasty that ruled between the 6th and 12th centuries.

noun

A member of this dynasty.

Etymology

Borrowed from Kannada ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯ (cālukya), from Sanskrit चालुक्य (cālukya).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: चालुक्य

Inflected Forms

Chalukyas (plural)

Questions

What does chalukya mean?: An Indian dynasty that ruled between the 6th and 12th centuries.
Where does chalukya come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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