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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ravana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
ra-vana
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The king of the asuras, ruler of Lanka and killed by Rama in Ramayana.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रावण (rāvaṇa).

Questions

What does ravana mean?
The king of the asuras, ruler of Lanka and killed by Rama in Ramayana.
Where does ravana come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit रावण (rāvaṇa).

How to pronounce ravana

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