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maurya

/ˈmaʊrjə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
mau-rya
IPA
/ˈmaʊrjə/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Sanskrit.

Etymology

A transliteration of Sanskrit मौर्य (maurya), originally an adjective from the noun मयूर (mayūra, “peacock”), ultimately borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *mayVr. This is widely known as the surname of the rulers of the Mauryan Empire.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: मौर्य, *mayVr

Derived Forms

Mauryan

Questions

How do you pronounce maurya?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaʊrjə/.
What does maurya mean?
A surname from Sanskrit.
Where does maurya come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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