Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cananor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cananor
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Former name of Kannur (“Indian city”).

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Cananor, itself borrowed from Malayalam കണ്ണൂർ (kaṇṇūṟ).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: കണ്ണൂർ

Questions

What does cananor mean?
Former name of Kannur (“Indian city”).
Where does cananor come from?
Borrowed from Portuguese Cananor, itself borrowed from Malayalam കണ്ണൂർ (kaṇṇūṟ).

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