Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kapila

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: kapi-la
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Vedic rishi credited as the founder of the Samkhya school, and the son of Prajapati Kardama and Devahuti

name

A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कपिल (kapila).

Inflected Forms

Kapil (alternative)

Questions

What does kapila mean?: A Vedic rishi credited as the founder of the Samkhya school, and the son of Prajapati Kardama and Devahuti
Where does kapila come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit कपिल (kapila).

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