Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

makhanda

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: makhan-da
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Etymology

Named after the Xhosa warrior and prophet Makhanda ka Nxele.

Synonyms

Grahamstown

Questions

What does makhanda mean?: A town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Where does makhanda come from?: Named after the Xhosa warrior and prophet Makhanda ka Nxele.

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