Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kurukshetra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: ku-ruk-shetra
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Haryana, India, famous for the mythical War of Kurukshetra.

name

A district of Haryana, India.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi कुरुक्षेत्र (kurukṣetra), Sanskrit कुरुक्षेत्र (kurukṣetra).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: कुरुक्षेत्र

Questions

What does kurukshetra mean?: A city in Haryana, India, famous for the mythical War of Kurukshetra.
Where does kurukshetra come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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