Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kshetra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: kshetra
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A holy precinct or temenos.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit क्षेत्र (kṣetra, “field, area, tract of land”).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: क्षेत्र

Inflected Forms

kshetras (plural)

Questions

What does kshetra mean?: A holy precinct or temenos.
Where does kshetra come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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