Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gayatri

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: gay-a-tri
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

an ancient metre of twenty-four syllables (variously arranged, but generally as a triplet of eight syllables each), any hymn composed in the गायत्री metre RV. x, 14 ; 16 & 130, 4 VS. AV. etc.

name

A female given name from Sanskrit.

noun

A composition in the Gayatri metre.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गायत्री (gāyatrī).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: गै, गायत्री

Inflected Forms

Gayatris (plural)

Phrases

Gayatri Mantra

Questions

What does gayatri mean?: an ancient metre of twenty-four syllables (variously arranged, but generally as a triplet of eight syllables each), any hymn composed in the गायत्री metre RV. x, 14 ; 16 & 130, 4 VS. AV. etc.
Where does gayatri come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce gayatri

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