Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trishna

/ˈtɹɪʃnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: tr-ish-na
IPA: /ˈtɹɪʃnə/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Vedic concept of craving or lust.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Sanskrit तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: तृष्णा

Usage

Inflected Forms

trishnas (plural)

Rhymes With

krishna

Questions

How do you pronounce trishna?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɪʃnə/.
What does trishna mean?: The Vedic concept of craving or lust.
Where does trishna come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce trishna

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