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banerjee

/bənˈɝdʒi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
baner-jee
IPA
/bənˈɝdʒi/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Bengali.

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali বাঁড়ুজ্জে (bãṛujje).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: বাঁড়ুজ্জে

Inflected Forms

Banerjees (plural)

Rhymes With

clergy mukherjee chatterjee bergey lurgi

Questions

How do you pronounce banerjee?
The recorded pronunciation is /bənˈɝdʒi/.
What does banerjee mean?
A surname from Bengali.
Where does banerjee come from?
Borrowed from Bengali বাঁড়ুজ্জে (bãṛujje).

How to pronounce banerjee

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