Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kanishka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
kan-ish-ka
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An emperor of the Kushan dynasty, who reigned from c. 127−150 CE.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कनिष्क (kaniṣka), from Bactrian Κανηϸκο (Kanēško).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Κανηϸκο

Questions

What does kanishka mean?
An emperor of the Kushan dynasty, who reigned from c. 127−150 CE.
Where does kanishka come from?
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कनिष्क (kaniṣka), from Bactrian Κανηϸκο (Kanēško).

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