Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

khakkhara

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: khakkhara
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a monk's staff used especially by a Buddhist mendicant as a tool for begging or as a weapon

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit खक्खर (khakkhara, “beggar’s staff”).

Inflected Forms

khakkharas (plural)

Questions

What does khakkhara mean?: a monk's staff used especially by a Buddhist mendicant as a tool for begging or as a weapon
Where does khakkhara come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit खक्खर (khakkhara, “beggar’s staff”).

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