Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burdwan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: bur-d-wan
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

former name of Bardhaman, a city in West Bengal, India.

Etymology

Anglicization of Bengali বর্ধমান (bôrdhôman).

Word Breakdown

Root: বর্ধমান

Phrases

Burdwan division

Questions

What does burdwan mean?: former name of Bardhaman, a city in West Bengal, India.
Where does burdwan come from?: Anglicization of Bengali বর্ধমান (bôrdhôman).

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