Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

panauti

/pəˈnɔːti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: pa-nau-ti
IPA: /pəˈnɔːti/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person believed to bring bad luck or misfortune, especially through association or timing.

Indian usage; Humorous; Informal

Example Sentences

"Don't let him touch the bat, he's a total panauti — we always lose when he's around."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पनौती (panautī, “misfortune, bringer of bad luck”).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: पनौती

Usage

Inflected Forms

panautis (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce panauti?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈnɔːti/.
What does panauti mean?: A person believed to bring bad luck or misfortune, especially through association or timing.
Where does panauti come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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