Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sikkim

/ˈsɪkɪm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: sikkim
IPA: /ˈsɪkɪm/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A state in eastern India. Capital: Gangtok.

name

A former country in South Asia that existed from the 17th century until its annexation by India in 1975. Official name: Kingdom of Sikkim.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sikkimese སུ་ཁྱིམ (su khyim); The most widely accepted theory is that it is a combination of two Limbu words: su, which means "new", and khyim, which means "palace" or "house". The name is believed to be a reference to the palace built by the state's first ruler, Phuntsog Namgyal.

Inflected Forms

Sikhim (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

Sikkimese

Phrases

Sikkim fir

Synonyms

Indrakil the garden of the war god Indra

Questions

How do you pronounce sikkim?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪkɪm/.
What does sikkim mean?: A state in eastern India. Capital: Gangtok.
Where does sikkim come from?: Borrowed from Sikkimese སུ་ཁྱིམ (su khyim); The most widely accepted theory is that it is a combination of two Limbu words: su, which means "new", and khyim, which means "palace" or "house". The name is believed to be a reference to the palace built by the state's first ruler, Phuntsog Namgyal.

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