Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gandharva

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: gand-har-va
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spirit, usually depicted as a singer or musician.

noun

A being in the intermediate state between death and rebirth.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गन्धर्व (gandharva).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: गन्धर्व

Inflected Forms

gandharvas (plural)

Questions

What does gandharva mean?: A spirit, usually depicted as a singer or musician.
Where does gandharva come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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