Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

punnai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pun-nai
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several trees, of the genus Calophyllum, from parts of India and Malaysia

Etymology

From Tamil புன்னை (puṉṉai), doublet of poon for the same.

Word Breakdown

Root: புன்னை

Inflected Forms

punnais (plural)

Questions

What does punnai mean?: Any of several trees, of the genus Calophyllum, from parts of India and Malaysia
Where does punnai come from?: From Tamil புன்னை (puṉṉai), doublet of poon for the same.

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