Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

valmiki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: valmi-ki
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The poet harbinger in Sanskrit literature and the author of the epic Ramayana.

noun

A member of any of various Indian communities claiming descent from the poet Valmiki.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वाल्मीकि (vālmīki)

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: वाल्मीकि

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Valmikis (plural)

Questions

What does valmiki mean?: The poet harbinger in Sanskrit literature and the author of the epic Ramayana.
Where does valmiki come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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