Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

janaki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: jana-ki
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An epithet (patronymic) of Sita in Ramayana.

name

A female given name from Sanskrit.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जानकी (jānakī), from Sanskrit जनक (janaka).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: जनक

Frequently Paired Words

Janaka

Questions

What does janaki mean?: An epithet (patronymic) of Sita in Ramayana.
Where does janaki come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce janaki

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