Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tandava

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tan-da-va
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A divine dance performed by the Hindu god Shiva.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ताण्डव (tāṇḍava).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: ताण्डव

Inflected Forms

tandavas (plural)

Questions

What does tandava mean?: A divine dance performed by the Hindu god Shiva.
Where does tandava come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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