Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kharoshthi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kharoshthi
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A script used in ancient Gandhara (primarily modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan) to write the Gandhari Prakrit and Sanskrit.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit खरोष्ठी (kharoṣṭhī, “Kharoshthi script”).

Questions

What does kharoshthi mean?: A script used in ancient Gandhara (primarily modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan) to write the Gandhari Prakrit and Sanskrit.
Where does kharoshthi come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit खरोष्ठी (kharoṣṭhī, “Kharoshthi script”).

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