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vimana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
vi-mana
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mythological flying palace or chariot described in Hindu texts and Sanskrit epics.

noun

The tower above the garbhagriha in a Hindu temple.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *wí Sanskrit वि- (vi-) Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Sanskrit मा (mā) Proto-Indo-European *-nósder. Sanskrit -अन (-ana) Sanskrit मान॑ (mā́na) Sanskrit वि॒मान॑ (vimā́na)bor. English vimana Borrowed from Sanskrit वि॒मान॑ (vimā́na).

Inflected Forms

vimanas (plural)

Questions

What does vimana mean?
A mythological flying palace or chariot described in Hindu texts and Sanskrit epics.
Where does vimana come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *wí Sanskrit वि- (vi-) Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Sanskrit मा (mā) Proto-Indo-European *-nósder. Sanskrit -अन (-ana) Sanskrit मान॑ (mā́na) Sanskrit वि॒मान॑ (vimā́na)bor. English vimana Borrowed from Sanskrit वि॒मान॑ (vimā́na).

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