Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: del-ly
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Obsolete form of Delhi.

Obsolete

adj

Having many dells.

Example Sentences

"ADVERTING to the letter from the Governor of Pulo Penang, brought by Mr. Anderson, I, Tanko Sultan Panglima, who govern the kingdom of Delly and its dependencies of Langkat, Bulu China, Perchoot, and other States, being extremely desirous to improve the commerce with Pulo Penang, and to preserve a friendly relation with the Governor of that place, make this engagement with the Governor of Pulo Penang."

Etymology

From dell + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dell

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more delly (comparative) most delly (superlative)

Phrases

Mount Delly

Frequently Paired Words

Mount Delly

Questions

What does delly mean?: Obsolete form of Delhi.
Where does delly come from?: From dell + -y.

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