Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kavya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
kavya
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

poetry (especially in a classical style) in the literatures of India's modern languages

Uncountable

Etymology

From Sanskrit काव्य (kāvyá).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: काव्य

Usage

Questions

What does kavya mean?
A highly artificial Sanskrit literary style used by Indian court poets in the early centuries AD.
Where does kavya come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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