Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chataka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chata-ka
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bird in Indian mythology, represented as having a beak on its head that waits for rains to quench its thirst, and associated with the Jacobin cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus).

Etymology

From Sanskrit चातक (cātaka).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: चातक

Inflected Forms

chatakas (plural)

Questions

What does chataka mean?: A bird in Indian mythology, represented as having a beak on its head that waits for rains to quench its thirst, and associated with the Jacobin cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus).
Where does chataka come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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