Etymology

Ashok

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Today it means: A male given name from Hindi. Full definition →

Hindi अशोक ← Sanskrit अशोक
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromअशोक
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromअशोक
  3. English todayAshok

Borrowed from Hindi अशोक (aśok), from Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka, literally “without grief”). Doublet of Ashoka and Asoka.

Words from the same roots

Sanskritअशोक all →

ashokaasoka

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.