अयोध्या

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अयोध्या (ayodhyā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.joːd̪ʱ.jɑː/, [ɐ.joːd̪ʱ.jäː]

Proper noun

अयोध्या • (ayodhyā) f (Urdu spelling ایودھیا)

  1. Ayodhya (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, and birthplace of the god Ram in mythology)

Declension

Adjective

अयोध्या • (ayodhyā) (literary)

  1. unconquerable, undefeatable

Declension

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

Compound of अ- (a-, un-, not) + योध्य (yodhya, subdue) + (ā, feminine suffix), literally unsubduable citadel.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

अयोध्या • (ayodhyā) stem, f

  1. A city, the administrative headquarters of Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, India, on the bank of the Sarayu river.
  2. (Hinduism, historical) A legendary city, the ancient capital of Kosala kingdom, and birthplace of Rāma.

Descendants

Adjective

अयोध्या • (ayodhyā́)

  1. nominative feminine singular of अयोध्य (ayodhyá)

References

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