Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kosala

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: kos-ala
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient Indian kingdom, corresponding roughly in area with the region of Awadh.

Example Sentences

"The Somas who were pushed out of Kosala and who were ardent Saivites did not find much difficulty in propagating Saivism."

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कोसल (kosala).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: कोसल

Questions

What does kosala mean?: An ancient Indian kingdom, corresponding roughly in area with the region of Awadh.
Where does kosala come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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