Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ekadashi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: ekadashi
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The eleventh day (tithi) of the lunar fortnight (paksha) of every lunar month in the Hindu calendar.

Etymology

From Sanskrit एकादशी (ekādaśī, “eleventh day in a lunar fortnight”).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: एकादशी

Questions

What does ekadashi mean?: The eleventh day (tithi) of the lunar fortnight (paksha) of every lunar month in the Hindu calendar.
Where does ekadashi come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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