Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kapilavastu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: kapilavas-tu
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Kapilavastu, a city of ancient India, capital of the Shakyas in late Iron Age India, around the 6th and 5th centuries BC. Early residence of Gautama Buddha and that of his parents Suddhodana and Maya. Modern ruins located at either Piprahwa in Siddharthnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India or Tilaurakot in Kapilvastu Municipality, Lumbini Province, Nepal.

name

A municipality of Lumbini, Nepal. Formerly known as Taulihawa until 2017.

name

A district of Lumbini, Nepal.

Example Sentences

"Buddhist lore has it that Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, grew up within the luxurious setting of his father’s palace in the city of Kapilavastu, carefully guarded from any exposure to human suffering."

Etymology

From Sanskrit कपिलवस्तु (kapilavastu), from कपिल (kapila) + वस्तु (vastu).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: कपिलवस्तु

Questions

What does kapilavastu mean?: Kapilavastu, a city of ancient India, capital of the Shakyas in late Iron Age India, around the 6th and 5th centuries BC. Early residence of Gautama Buddha and that of his parents Suddhodana and Maya. Modern ruins located at either Piprahwa in Siddharthnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India or Tilaurakot in Kapilvastu Municipality, Lumbini Province, Nepal.
Where does kapilavastu come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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