Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

east indy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: east- indy
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The girl was with her father and a young gentleman as was to have married her, I reckon: but she looked so pale and delicate like, as shewed she never would get the better of the East Indy sun."
"She had been in an antique shop in Shanghai and there, seems, a fine-spoken gentleman from East Indy told her that he knew the one she was looking for."
"“Mr. James Bothwick, fourth mate,” Cupp said. “Gloucesterfound. Useter to be East Indy supercargo. Might be you met him out at Pagoda Anchorage, Cap’n.”"

Etymology

Variant of East India, representing a (frequently colloquial) pronunciation with loss of the final syllable.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

East Indie (alternative)

Questions

What does east indy mean?: East India.
Where does east indy come from?: Variant of East India, representing a (frequently colloquial) pronunciation with loss of the final syllable.

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