Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vesak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: vesak
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Buddhist holiday celebrating the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha.

Example Sentences

"Vesak or Visakha is a spring celebration that commemorates Buddha's birth, enlightenment, death, and passing into nirvana. It is the most important Buddhist holiday in Asia, although its observance varies according to national tradition. […]At Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara in Los Angeles for example, Vesak extends over a weekend and draws hundreds of people."

Etymology

From Sinhalese වෙසක් (wesak).

Word Breakdown

Root: වෙසක්

Inflected Forms

Visakha (alternative) Wesak (alternative)

Synonyms

Buddha Day

Questions

What does vesak mean?: A Buddhist holiday celebrating the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha.
Where does vesak come from?: From Sinhalese වෙසක් (wesak).

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