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asoka

UK/əˈʃəʊkə/US/əˈʃoʊkə/

asoka is the alternative form of ashoka.

Meaning of ashoka

Noun

ashoka (plural ashokas)

  1. A tree of species Saraca asoca, native to South Asia and western Myanmar.
  2. A tree of species Saraca indica, native to Southeast Asia and eastern Myanmar.

See all 4 meanings of ashoka

Proper noun capitalized: Asoka

Asoka

  1. Synonym of Ashoka.
    Synonyms:
    Ashoka

Synonyms of asoka

Forms of asoka

pluralasokas

Origin of asoka

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

Words formed from asoka

Questions about asoka

What does asoka mean?
Asoka means synonym of Ashoka.
What is asoka the alternative form of?
Asoka is the alternative form of ashoka.
What part of speech is asoka?
Asoka is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce asoka?
Asoka is pronounced /əˈʃoʊkə/ (US).

Words near asoka in the dictionary

  1. asocializes
  2. asocializing
  3. asocially
  4. asocials
  5. ASoIaF
  6. asoka
  7. Asokan
  8. asokas
  9. asolectin
  10. asolection
  11. asomatognosia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: asoka (page history and authors); Asoka (page history and authors); ashoka (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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