Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prasad

/pɹəˈsɑːd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: prasad
IPA: /pɹəˈsɑːd/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Food used as a religious offering.

Uncountable

name

Example Sentences

"I gave her the prasad from Eklingji to gain time to think."
"Sadhana and Sanjeev Prasad, who live in Haridwar, a city in northern Uttarakhand state, filed a petition this month seeking 50 million Indian rupees (about $643,000) in damages from their son, 35, and his wife, 31. […] According to the petition, the Prasads also bought a car for their son and daughter-in-law, and paid for their honeymoon."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi प्रसाद (prasād).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: प्रसाद

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /pɹəˈsɑːd/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

prasada (alternative) prasadam (alternative) Prasads (plural)

Rhymes With

acid placid antacid massad

Questions

How do you pronounce prasad?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈsɑːd/.
What does prasad mean?: Food used as a religious offering.
Where does prasad come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce prasad

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