jataka
/ˈdʒɑːtəkə/noun
jataka is spelled J-A-T-A-K-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jataka means “Any of a large number of Indian tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jataka is jatakas.
How many letters and syllables are in jataka?
| Letters | 6: J-A-T-A-K-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jataka?
Jataka appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jataka?
- UK /ˈdʒɑːtəkə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of jataka
- jatakas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jataka mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a large number of Indian tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jataka come from?
From Sanskrit जातक (jātaka, “born under”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).