Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gandhari

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: gand-hari
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Wife of Dhritarashtra, mother of Kauravas and the sister of Shakuni.

name

A Prakrit language of ancient Afghanistan.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गान्धारी (gāndhārī).

Questions

What does gandhari mean?: Wife of Dhritarashtra, mother of Kauravas and the sister of Shakuni.
Where does gandhari come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit गान्धारी (gāndhārī).

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