Speakur

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uva province

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
uva province
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of Sri Lanka. Capital and largest city: Badulla.

Etymology

Either: * A calque of Tamil ஊவா மாகாணம் (ūvā mākāṇam). * A calque of Sinhalese ඌව පළාත (ūwa paḷāta).

Questions

What does uva province mean?
A province of Sri Lanka. Capital and largest city: Badulla.
Where does uva province come from?
Either: * A calque of Tamil ஊவா மாகாணம் (ūvā mākāṇam). * A calque of Sinhalese ඌව පළාත (ūwa paḷāta).

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