Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ikshvaku

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ik-sh-vaku
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The first king of Ayodhya, one of the sons of Vaivasvata Manu, and ancestor of Rāma.

name

A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit इक्ष्वाकु (ikṣvāku).

Questions

What does ikshvaku mean?: The first king of Ayodhya, one of the sons of Vaivasvata Manu, and ancestor of Rāma.
Where does ikshvaku come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit इक्ष्वाकु (ikṣvāku).

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