Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neem

/niːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: neem
IPA: /niːm/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Azadirachta indica, a large, mostly evergreen tree from India, whose seeds yield neem oil, the insecticide azadirachtin.

Example Sentences

"He was standing at the gate, rubbing his teeth with a twig broken from a neem tree – which is what many poor people in my country do, Mr Premier, when they want to clean their teeth."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi नीम (nīm) / Urdu نِیم (nīm), from Sanskrit निम्ब (nimba).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: نِیم, निम्ब

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /niːm/

Inflected Forms

neems (plural) nim (alternative)

Phrases

neem cake neem oil

Synonyms

margosa peelu chinaberry white cedar Persian lilac syringa berry bead tree azedarach

Rhymes With

team a team seem dream prime supreme cream stream on stream extreme scheme steam

Questions

How do you pronounce neem?: The recorded pronunciation is /niːm/.
What does neem mean?: Azadirachta indica, a large, mostly evergreen tree from India, whose seeds yield neem oil, the insecticide azadirachtin.
Where does neem come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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