name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/əˈʃoʊkə/
Received-Pronunciation:/əˈʃəʊkə/
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name
Meaning 1
An ancient Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: Asoka
Antonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 2
The charioteer of Bhima in the epic Mahabharata.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hinduism
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noun
Meaning 3
A tree of species Saraca asoca, native to South Asia and western Myanmar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A tree of species Saraca indica, native to Southeast Asia and eastern Myanmar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka, literally “without grief”). Doublet of Ashok and Asoka.
From Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka, “without grief”).
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