# Ayodhya

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #56,597

## Definitions
1. A city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India, on the bank of the Sarayu river.
2. A legendary city, the ancient capital of Kosala kingdom, and birthplace of the Hindu deity Rāma.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अयोध्या (ayodhyā).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ayodhya