Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

janmashtami

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: jan-mash-ta-mi
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Ellipsis of Krishna Janmashtami.

Example Sentences

"An secondary couple in HSSH⁴² mirrors another archetypal relationship: Radha and Krishna […] In HSSH⁴⁴ Vinod (Saif Ali Khan) and Sapna (Karishma Kapoor) reminisce over home movies, gazing romantically as they see younger versions of themselves singing, dancing and fighting during a Janmashtami celebration⁴⁵ in which they dressed up as Krishna and Radha."

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit जन्माष्टमी (janmāṣṭamī).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: जन्माष्टमी

Questions

What does janmashtami mean?: Ellipsis of Krishna Janmashtami.
Where does janmashtami come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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