Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dalaway

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dal-away
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The commander-in-chief of an army in South India.

Indian usage; Obsolete

Etymology

From Tamil தளவாய் (taḷavāy).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: தளவாய்

Usage

Inflected Forms

dalaways (plural)

Questions

What does dalaway mean?
The commander-in-chief of an army in South India.
Where does dalaway come from?
From Tamil தளவாய் (taḷavāy).

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