English Explanatory Dictionary

Ashoka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ancient Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE.
  2. The charioteer of Bhima in the epic Mahabharata.
noun
  1. A tree of species Saraca asoca, native to South Asia and western Myanmar.
  2. A tree of species Saraca indica, native to Southeast Asia and eastern Myanmar.

Pronunciation

/əˈʃoʊkə/ /əˈʃəʊkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Ashoka.wav

Word forms

Ashoka Aśoka ashokas asoka

Etymology

From Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka, literally “without grief”). Doublet of Ashok and Asoka.

Synonyms

Asoka

Derived words

Ashoka Chakra Ashokan pillar of Ashoka false ashoka
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