Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lakshmana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: lak-sh-mana
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The younger brother of Rāma, an avatar of Shesha.

name

A male given name from Sanskrit used mostly in India.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa).

Inflected Forms

Laxmana (alternative) Lakshman (alternative) Lakhan (alternative)

Questions

What does lakshmana mean?: The younger brother of Rāma, an avatar of Shesha.
Where does lakshmana come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa).

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