Etymology

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Today it means: Synonym of Ashoka. Full definition →

inc-ash 𑀅𑀲𑁄𑀓 ← Sanskrit अशोक
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromअशोक
  2. inc-ash · learned borrowing from𑀅𑀲𑁄𑀓
  3. English todayAsoka

Learned borrowing from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀲𑁄𑀓 (asoka), from Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka, literally “without grief”). Doublet of Ashoka and Ashok.

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.