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shantanu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
shan-tanu
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The name of a king in the Mahabharata.

name

A male given name from Hindi or Sanskrit.

Etymology

Transliteration of Hindi शांतनु (śāntnu) or Sanskrit शांतनु (śāṃtanu).

Questions

What does shantanu mean?
The name of a king in the Mahabharata.
Where does shantanu come from?
Transliteration of Hindi शांतनु (śāntnu) or Sanskrit शांतनु (śāṃtanu).

How to pronounce shantanu

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