Girl • Modern Tamil
Sakuni
சகுனி
Signature Meaning
Sakuni is a South Asian name best known from the Mahabharata, where the character Shakuni is memorable for his strategic cunning. Because of that literary association, the name is often linked with cleverness and tactical thinking. In Tamil use it generally appears as a borrowed name and may be given to boys, exact linguistic origins are not certain.
Quick Facts
Gender👧 Girl
OriginPure Tamil
Style / Category
Modern[Sa.Ku.Ni]
Starts with2 / C
Syllables2 syllables
Numerology (Chaldean)
Chaldean NumerologyTamil tradition
Chaldean (Tamil / Indian): Compound 18 → Root 9 (Mars / செவ்வாய்)
S(3) + A(1) + K(2) + U(6) + N(5) + I(1) = 18
Pythagorean (Western): Compound 21 → Root 3
Tamil baby naming and Vedic astrology traditionally follow the Chaldean system based on planetary sound vibrations.
2· Mars (செவ்வாய்)
Pronunciation Guide
Native Tamil AudioSay it likesah-KOO-nee
Tamil syllablesச-கு-னி
IPA pronunciationIPA is a phonetic notation used to show pronunciation precisely.[sa.ku.ni]
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Other possible spellings
This name may also be written as:
SaakuniSakuneeSaakuneeSakooniSaakooniSakoonee