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shurpanakha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shur-panakha
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The sister of Ravana in the Hindu epic Ramayana.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शूर्पणखा (śūrpaṇakhā); ultimately from शूर्प (śūrpa, “winnowing fan”) + नख (nakha, “nail”).

Questions

What does shurpanakha mean?
The sister of Ravana in the Hindu epic Ramayana.
Where does shurpanakha come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit शूर्पणखा (śūrpaṇakhā); ultimately from शूर्प (śūrpa, “winnowing fan”) + नख (nakha, “nail”).

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