Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paradesi jew

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-rade-si -jew
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the descendants of the Sephardic immigrants to South Asia (where they mostly settled in Cochin and Madras) fleeing persecution in Spain.

Etymology

The first element, which represents a word meaning "foreigner, wanderer" in many South Asian languages, is ultimately from Sanskrit परदेशिन् (paradeśin, “foreigner”).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: परदेशिन्

Inflected Forms

Paradesi Jews (plural)

Questions

What does paradesi jew mean?: One of the descendants of the Sephardic immigrants to South Asia (where they mostly settled in Cochin and Madras) fleeing persecution in Spain.
Where does paradesi jew come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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