Ayodhya

Ayodhya

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अयोध्या (ayodhyā). Doublet of Ayutthaya and Yodaya.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Ayodhya

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

Related terms

Translations

Ancient city in India

Angika: अयोध्या (ayodhyā)
Awadhi: अयोध्या (ayodhyā)
Bengali: অযোধ্যা (bn) (ojōddha)
Bhojpuri: अयोध्या (ayōdhyā)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿約提亞 / 阿约提亚 (zh) (āyuētíyà)

Wu: 阿約提亞 / 阿约提亚
Fiji Hindi: Ayodhya
Gujarati: અયોધ્યા (ayodhyā)
Hindi: अयोध्या (hi) m (ayodhyā)
Japanese: アヨーディヤー (ayōdiyā)
Kannada: ಅಯೋಧ್ಯೆ (kn) (ayōdhye)
Konkani: अयोध्या (ayodhyā)
Korean: 아요디아 (ayodia)
Maithili: अयोध्या (ayōdhyā)
Malayalam: അയോദ്ധ്യ (ayōddhya)
Manipuri:
Bishnupriya Manipuri: অযোধ্যা
Marathi: अयोध्या n (ayodhyā)
Nepali: अयोध्या (ayodhyā)
Newar: अयोद्धा (ayoddhā)
Odia: ଅଯୋଧ୍ୟା (ajodhyā)
Persian: ایودیا
Punjabi: ਅਯੋਧਿਆ (ayodhiā)
Western Punjabi: ایودھیا
Sanskrit: अयोध्या (sa) (ayodhyā)
Sindhi: ايوڌيا (āeodhyā)
Tamil: அயோத்தி (ta) (ayōtti)
Telugu: అయోధ్య (te) (ayōdhya)
Thai: อยุธยา (à-yút-tá-yaa)
Tibetan: ཨ་ཡོ་དྷི་ཡ (a yo dhi ya)
Urdu: ایودھیا (eodhyā)

See also

divisions of Uttar Pradesh, India: Divisions of Uttar Pradeshedit