Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jagannath

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
ja-gan-nath
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the names of Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani (through Hindi जगन्नाथ (jagannāth) / Urdu جَگَنَّاتھ (jagannāth)) or directly from Odia ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ (jagannātha), ultimately from Sanskrit ज॒ग॒न्ना॒थ (jagannāthá, “lord of universe”) Doublet of juggernaut.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: जगन्नाथ, جَگَنَّاتھ, ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ, ज॒ग॒न्ना॒थ

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does jagannath mean?
One of the names of Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu.
Where does jagannath come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce jagannath

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