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kshetri

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kshetri
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a warrior and ruling class in Nepali society of Khas people

noun

any descendant of Vedic kshatriyas living in the Pahari zone

Etymology

From Nepali क्षेत्री (kṣetrī), from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “protector of gentle people”), from क्षत्र (kṣatra, “rule, dominion, authority”). Cognate with Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 (x-š-a-y-θ-i-y /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “emperor”), from which is derived Persian شاه (šâh).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: क्षेत्री, क्षत्रिय

Inflected Forms

Kshetris (plural) Kshetry (alternative) Chhetri (alternative)

Questions

What does kshetri mean?
a warrior and ruling class in Nepali society of Khas people
Where does kshetri come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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