Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dixit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: dix-it
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from India that is common among Hindu Brahmins in India.

Etymology

From Sanskrit दीक्षित (dīkṣita).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: दीक्षित

Inflected Forms

Dikshit (alternative) Diksit (alternative)

Phrases

Dixit-Stiglitz model

Questions

What does dixit mean?: A surname from India that is common among Hindu Brahmins in India.
Where does dixit come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce dixit

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