asoka

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US/əˈʃoʊkə/US/əˈsoʊkə/UK/əˈʃəʊkə/UK/əˈsəʊkə/

proper noun

Synonym of Ashoka.

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Ashoka
Origininc-ash 𑀅𑀲𑁄𑀓 ← Sanskrit अशोक →
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Meanings

asoka1

nounasoka (plural asokas)

plural asokas

  1. alternativeAlternative form of ashoka.

    In Hindu sexology, the asoka plant, the lotus, and jasmine provoke venery.

    1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 37

Asoka2

proper noun
  1. Synonym of Ashoka.

    Synonyms: Ashoka

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Ashoka.

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Ashoka
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ashoka

Origin

  1. Sanskritअशोक
  2. inc-ash𑀅𑀲𑁄𑀓
  3. EnglishAsoka

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

OsakaAsakoasoak
Cite this entry
APA

asoka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asoka

MLA

“asoka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asoka. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asoka,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asoka.

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