Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shakya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
shakya
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient tribe of Iron Age India to which the Buddha belonged.

name

A surname from Nepali.

Etymology

Borrowed from Nepali शाक्य (śākya), from Sanskrit शाक्य (śākya), which is most likely from Sanskrit शक् (śak, “to be able”). Alternatively, from Sanskrit शाखा (śākhā, “branch, teak”); see Shakya for more.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: शाक्य, शक्, शाखा

Inflected Forms

Shakyas (plural)

Questions

What does shakya mean?
An ancient tribe of Iron Age India to which the Buddha belonged.
Where does shakya come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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