अशोक

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka, without grief), a compound of (a, un-, not) + शोक (śoka, grief). Related to Persian سوگ (sug).

Proper noun

अशोक (aśok) m

  1. Ashoka (an emperor of the Mauryan Empire)
  2. a male given name, Ashok, from Sanskrit

Declension

Sanskrit

Etymology

अ- (a-) + शोक (śoka)

Adjective

अशोक (aśoka)

  1. without grief

Proper noun

अशोक (aśoka) m

  1. Ashoka (an emperor of the Mauryan Empire)
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