Kanishka

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कनिष्क (kaniṣka), from Bactrian Κανηϸκι (Kanēški).

Proper noun

Kanishka

2. An emperor of the Kushan dynasty, who reigned from c. 127−150 CE.

Translations

Translations

• Bactrian: Κανηϸκι (Kanēški)
• Bengali: কণিষ্ক (koniśko)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 迦膩色伽／迦腻色伽 (gaa¹ nei⁶ sik¹ ke⁴)

  Mandarin: 迦膩色伽／迦腻色伽 (Jiānìsèqié)

• Hindi: कनिष्क (kaniṣk)
• Japanese: カニシカ (Kanishika)
• Korean: 카니슈카 (Kanisyuka)
• Sanskrit: कनिष्क (sa) (kaniṣka)