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lucknow

/ˈlʌknaʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
luc-know
IPA
/ˈlʌknaʊ/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, district, and division, the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India.

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A number of other places:

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A number of other places:

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A number of other places:

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani लखनऊ (lakhnaū) / لَکْھنَؤُ (lakhnaū); perhaps either derived from Sanskrit लक्ष्मणपुर (lakṣmaṇapura, “city of Lakshmana”), or perhaps from लक्ष्मणवती (lakṣmaṇavatī, “fortunate”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: लक्ष्मणपुर

Questions

How do you pronounce lucknow?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlʌknaʊ/.
What does lucknow mean?
A city, district, and division, the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Where does lucknow come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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