Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

painjan

/paɪnˈdʒʌn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pain-jan
IPA: /paɪnˈdʒʌn/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Indian anklet, often adorned with small bells or intricate designs. The delicate sound produced by the bells as the wearer moves is considered auspicious and adds a musical quality to footsteps.

Example Sentences

"In his hands is a veena which is producing delicate sounds, on his waist are tied musical bells, in his legs are painjan."
"Jewellery such as tanmani, bormal, Ranihar, kolhapuri saaj, thushi are worn on the neck; bajuband on area of hand above elbow; painjan wore on ankles; kudi, bugdi, vajra kutka, vel, Bali on ears; Marathi nath on nose; jodave on leg fingers."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पैंजन (paiñjan)

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: पैंजन

Inflected Forms

painjans (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce painjan?: The recorded pronunciation is /paɪnˈdʒʌn/.
What does painjan mean?: A traditional Indian anklet, often adorned with small bells or intricate designs. The delicate sound produced by the bells as the wearer moves is considered auspicious and adds a musical quality to footsteps.
Where does painjan come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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