Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

banu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
banu
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As an Islamic surname (Indian subcontinent), from Hindustani (Hindi बानू, बानो (bānū, bāno) / Urdu بانو (bānū, bānō)), from Persian بانو (bānū, bānō, “lady”), variant of Bano. * Borrowed from Bengali বানু (banu), a surname predominantly found in Bangladesh and West Bengal, probably related to the above. * Borrowed from Romanian Banu, from the medieval title ban; see Ban.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, बानू, बानो, بانو, Banu

Inflected Forms

Banus (plural)

Questions

What does banu mean?
A surname.
Where does banu come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce banu

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