अशोक

Hindi

proper noun
Definitions
  • an emperor of the Mauryan empire

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अशोक (without grief, the plant taxlink, unsorrowful, sorrowless, Saraca asoca, not sad, without sadness).

Origin

Sanskrit

अशोक

Gloss

without grief, the plant taxlink, unsorrowful, sorrowless, Saraca asoca, not sad, without sadness

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms