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Gender Masculine
Scripts जनक(Sanskrit) ජනක(Sinhala)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈd͡ʑɐ.n̪ɐ.kɐ/(Sanskrit)

Meaning & History

Means "father" in Sanskrit. According to the Hindu epic the Ramayana he was the king of Videha in northeastern India. He was the father of Sita.