Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calingula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: calin-gu-la
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sluice or escape in irrigation works.

Indian usage; Archaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil கலிங்கல் (kaliṅkal).

Usage

Inflected Forms

calingulas (plural) calingulah (alternative)

Questions

What does calingula mean?: A sluice or escape in irrigation works.
Where does calingula come from?: Borrowed from Tamil கலிங்கல் (kaliṅkal).

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