Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

samkhya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: samkhya
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the six schools of classical Indian philosophy.

Etymology

From Sanskrit सांख्य (sāṃkhya, “enumerating, reckoning up”).

Inflected Forms

Sankhya (alternative)

Questions

What does samkhya mean?: One of the six schools of classical Indian philosophy.
Where does samkhya come from?: From Sanskrit सांख्य (sāṃkhya, “enumerating, reckoning up”).

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