Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maheshwar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: ma-hesh-war
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Epithet of the Hindu god Shiva.

name

A city in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Etymology

From Sanskrit महेश्वर (maheśvara); ultimately from महा (mahā, “great”) + ईश्वर (īśvara, “god”).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: महेश्वर

Questions

What does maheshwar mean?: Epithet of the Hindu god Shiva.
Where does maheshwar come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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