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daman

/dəˈmɑːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
daman
IPA
/dəˈmɑːn/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India.

name

A district of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India.

name

A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

name

A surname from Dutch.

noun

The rock hyrax.

Etymology

*The place name is from Gujarati દમણ (damaṇ). *The given name derives from the Sanskrit equivalent of Ancient Greek Damian, the brother of Cosmas.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: દમણ, -, Daman, دَمَان

Inflected Forms

Damans (plural)

Rhymes With

damon shaman cayman raman layman heyman laymen hayman zaman xiamen foramen haman

Questions

How do you pronounce daman?
The recorded pronunciation is /dəˈmɑːn/.
What does daman mean?
The capital of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India.
Where does daman come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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