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vritra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
vri-tra
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An Asura and also a serpent or dragon, the personification of drought and enemy of Indra. Vritra was also known in the Vedas as Ahi ("snake"), and he is said to have had three heads.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वृत्र (Vṛtrá).

Inflected Forms

Vṛtra (alternative) Vrtra (alternative)

Questions

What does vritra mean?
An Asura and also a serpent or dragon, the personification of drought and enemy of Indra. Vritra was also known in the Vedas as Ahi ("snake"), and he is said to have had three heads.
Where does vritra come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit वृत्र (Vṛtrá).

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