Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lakshmi

/ˈlʌkʃmiː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: lak-sh-mi
IPA: /ˈlʌkʃmiː/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Hindu goddess of wealth, the consort of Vishnu and married to Rāma (in her incarnation as Sita) and Krishna (as Radha and Rukmini).

name

A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- Sanskrit रक्ष् (rakṣ)? Sanskrit लक्ष् (lakṣ) Sanskrit लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī)bor. English Lakshmi Borrowed from Sanskrit लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī, “mark, sign”).

Inflected Forms

Laxmi (alternative)

Derived Forms

Lakshmidas

Phrases

Star of Lakshmi

Questions

How do you pronounce lakshmi?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlʌkʃmiː/.
What does lakshmi mean?: The Hindu goddess of wealth, the consort of Vishnu and married to Rāma (in her incarnation as Sita) and Krishna (as Radha and Rukmini).
Where does lakshmi come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- Sanskrit रक्ष् (rakṣ)? Sanskrit लक्ष् (lakṣ) Sanskrit लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī)bor. English Lakshmi Borrowed from Sanskrit लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī, “mark, sign”).

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