Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

magadha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: ma-g-a-d-ha
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

5

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the sixteen Mahajanapadas of ancient India.

Example Sentences

"Among the 16 mahajanapadas the monarchical states of Kosala, Vatsa, Avanti, and Magadha, along with the non‐monarchical mahajanapada of the Vrijis or Vajjis, attained political prominence by eclipsing other contemporary powers. However, it was the mahajanapada of Magadha which ultimately rose to prominence."

Etymology

From Sanskrit मगध (magadha).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: मगध

Questions

What does magadha mean?: One of the sixteen Mahajanapadas of ancient India.
Where does magadha come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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