Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rafugar

/ɾɐˈfuː.ɡɐɾ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rafu-gar
IPA: /ɾɐˈfuː.ɡɐɾ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A workman who repairs shawls and other woolen fabrics; a darner.

Indian usage; Obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi रफ़ूगर (rafūgar) / Urdu رفوگر (rafūgar) / رفو گر (rafū-gar)), in turn derived from Classical Persian رفوگر (rafūgar).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: रफ़ूगर, رفوگر

Usage

Inflected Forms

rafugars (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce rafugar?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɾɐˈfuː.ɡɐɾ/.
What does rafugar mean?: A workman who repairs shawls and other woolen fabrics; a darner.
Where does rafugar come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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