"Ayodhya" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit अयोध्या (ayodhyā). Etymology templates: {{root|en|sa|युध्}}, {{bor|en|sa|अयोध्या}} Sanskrit अयोध्या (ayodhyā) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ayodhya
  1. A city, the administrative headquarters of Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, India, on the bank of the Sarayu river. Categories (topical): Ramayana Categories (place): Cities in India, Cities in Uttar Pradesh, Places in India, Places in Uttar Pradesh Related terms: อยุธยา (à-yút-tá-yaa), Ayutthaya, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Translations (Ancient city in India): अयोध्या (Angika), अयोध्या (ayodhyā) (Awadhi), অযোধ্যা (ojōddha) (Bengali), अयोध्या (ayōdhyā) (Bhojpuri), অযোধ্যা (Bishnupriya Manipuri), 阿約提亞 (Chinese Mandarin), 阿约提亚 (āyuētíyà) (Chinese Mandarin), Ayodhya (Fiji Hindi), અયોધ્યા (ayodhyā) (Gujarati), अयोध्या (ayodhyā) (Hindi), アヨーディヤー (ayōdiyā) (Japanese), ಅಯೋಧ್ಯೆ (ayōdhye) (Kannada), अयोध्या (ayodhyā) (Konkani), 아요디아 (ayodia) (Korean), अयोध्या (ayōdhyā) (Maithili), അയോദ്ധ്യ (ayōddhya) (Malayalam), अयोध्या (ayodhyā) [neuter] (Marathi), अयोध्या (ayodhyā) (Nepali), अयोद्धा (ayoddhā) (Newar), ଅଯୋଧ୍ୟା (ôjodhya) (Odia), ایودیا (Persian), ਅਯੋਧਿਆ (ayodhiā) (Punjabi), अयोध्या (ayodhyā) (Sanskrit), ايوڌيا (Sindhi), அயோத்தி (ayōtti) (Tamil), అయోధ్య (ayōdhya) (Telugu), อยุธยา (à-yút-tá-yaa) (Thai), ཨ་ཡོ་དྷི་ཡ (a yo dhi ya) (Tibetan), ایودھیا (eodhyā) (Urdu), ایودھیا (Western Panjabi), 阿約提亞 (Wu Chinese), 阿约提亚 (Wu Chinese)
    Sense id: en-Ayodhya-en-name-7WZAca3o Disambiguation of Ramayana: 66 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 67 33 Disambiguation of 'Ancient city in India': 67 33
  2. (Hinduism, historical) A legendary city, the ancient capital of Kosala kingdom, and birthplace of the Hindu deity Rāma. Tags: Hinduism, historical Categories (topical): Hinduism Categories (place): Ancient settlements, Historical capitals
    Sense id: en-Ayodhya-en-name-iM~QwESn

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      "word": "아요디아"
    },
    {
      "code": "mai",
      "lang": "Maithili",
      "roman": "ayōdhyā",
      "sense": "Ancient city in India",
      "word": "अयोध्या"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "ayōddhya",
      "sense": "Ancient city in India",
      "word": "അയോദ്ധ്യ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "ayodhyā",
      "sense": "Ancient city in India",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "अयोध्या"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "ayodhyā",
      "sense": "Ancient city in India",
      "word": "अयोध्या"
    },
    {
      "code": "new",
      "lang": "Newar",
      "roman": "ayoddhā",
      "sense": "Ancient city in India",
      "word": "अयोद्धा"
    },
    {
      "code": "or",
      "lang": "Odia",
      "roman": "ôjodhya",
      "sense": "Ancient city in India",
      "word": "ଅଯୋଧ୍ୟା"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "Ancient city in India",
      "word": "ایودیا"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "ayodhiā",
      "sense": "Ancient city in India",
      "word": "ਅਯੋਧਿਆ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "ayodhyā",
      "sense": "Ancient city in India",
      "word": "अयोध्या"
    },
    {
      "code": "sd",
      "lang": "Sindhi",
      "sense": "Ancient city in India",
      "word": "ايوڌيا"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "ayōtti",
      "sense": "Ancient city in India",
      "word": "அயோத்தி"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "ayōdhya",
      "sense": "Ancient city in India",
      "word": "అయోధ్య"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "à-yút-tá-yaa",
      "sense": "Ancient city in India",
      "word": "อยุธยา"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "a yo dhi ya",
      "sense": "Ancient city in India",
      "word": "ཨ་ཡོ་དྷི་ཡ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "eodhyā",
      "sense": "Ancient city in India",
      "word": "ایودھیا"
    },
    {
      "code": "pnb",
      "lang": "Western Panjabi",
      "sense": "Ancient city in India",
      "word": "ایودھیا"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Ayodhya"
  ],
  "word": "Ayodhya"
}

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