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badami

/bɑdˈɑmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
bada-mi
IPA
/bɑdˈɑmi/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in North Karnataka

Etymology

Borrowed from Kannada ಬಾದಾಮಿ (bādāmi), from Old Kannada ವಾತಾಪಿ (vātāpi), from Sanskrit वातापि (vātāpi, “friend of the wind”), from वात (vāta, “wind”) and आपि (āpi, “friend”).

Synonyms

Vatapi

Rhymes With

tommy mommy tsunami ami swami rami commie salami murakami balmy tommie pastrami

Questions

How do you pronounce badami?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɑdˈɑmi/.
What does badami mean?
A city in North Karnataka
Where does badami come from?
Borrowed from Kannada ಬಾದಾಮಿ (bādāmi), from Old Kannada ವಾತಾಪಿ (vātāpi), from Sanskrit वातापि (vātāpi, “friend of the wind”), from वात (vāta, “wind”) and आपि (āpi, “friend”).

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