Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

varuna

/ˈværənə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: varuna
IPA: /ˈværənə/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A god of the sky, of rain and of the celestial ocean, as well as a god of law and of the underworld.

name

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20000 Varuna; a large planetoid orbiting in the scattered disk.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वरुण (váruṇa).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₁wer-, वरुण

Inflected Forms

Varuṇa (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce varuna?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈværənə/.
What does varuna mean?: A god of the sky, of rain and of the celestial ocean, as well as a god of law and of the underworld.
Where does varuna come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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