Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

birbhum

/bɪɚˈbum/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: birb-hum
IPA: /bɪɚˈbum/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A district of West Bengal, India.

name

A former district of Bengal, British India.

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali বীরভূম (birbhum) c. 18th century.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /bɪɚˈbum/
British English: /bɪəˈbuːm/

Inflected Forms

Beerbhoom (alternative, archaic) Beerboom (alternative, archaic) Beerbhum (alternative, archaic) Birbhoom (alternative, archaic) Birboom (alternative, archaic)

Questions

How do you pronounce birbhum?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɪɚˈbum/.
What does birbhum mean?: A district of West Bengal, India.
Where does birbhum come from?: Borrowed from Bengali বীরভূম (birbhum) c. 18th century.

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