Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mahakala

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: ma-hakala
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A deity in Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sikhism, sometimes considered a manifestation of Shiva.

Etymology

From Sanskrit महाकाल (mahākāla).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: महाकाल

Inflected Forms

Mahākāla (alternative)

Synonyms

Daikokuten

Questions

What does mahakala mean?: A deity in Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sikhism, sometimes considered a manifestation of Shiva.
Where does mahakala come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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