English Explanatory Dictionary

Shakya

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ancient tribe of Iron Age India to which the Buddha belonged.
  2. A surname from Nepali.

Word forms

Shakya Shakyas

Etymology

Borrowed from Nepali शाक्य (śākya), from Sanskrit शाक्य (śākya), which is most likely from Sanskrit शक् (śak, “to be able”). Alternatively, from Sanskrit शाखा (śākhā, “branch, teak”); see Shakya for more.

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