Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bagheera

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: bagheera
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A cat name; a name given to pet cats.

noun

The deputy leader of a pack of Cub Scouts.

Example Sentences

"Bagheera sat himself down in front of the chair, his green eyes avid with curiosity. Tony stared back at him, grinning as he saw the ragged scar that replaced the tip of one ear. When the cat tilted his head, he had a whimsically,[…]"
"Bagheera appeared with a “MrrrrOW!” on the edge of the table, leaping abruptly up to see what I was doing. When he saw, he got off immediately. He was a smart cat; he never messed with my puzzles. He even found missing pieces for me!"
"“How do you know so much about what cats need?” Hayden raked his fingers through his shaggy brown hair and said, “Remember Catsby and Bagheera?” “Who?” Julieta clicked her tongue. “Remember his cats? Bagheera did this to me[…]”"

Etymology

From Hindi बाघ (bāgh, “tiger”), coined by Rudyard Kipling in The Jungle Book. The scouting term and the cat-name comes from the character name.

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: बाघ

Inflected Forms

Bagheeras (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Akela

Questions

What does bagheera mean?: A cat name; a name given to pet cats.
Where does bagheera come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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