English Explanatory Dictionary

Kanishka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An emperor of the Kushan dynasty, who reigned from c. 127−150 CE.

Word forms

Kanishka

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कनिष्क (kaniṣka), from Bactrian Κανηϸκο (Kanēško).

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