Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deodar

/ˈdiːəʊdɑː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
de-o-dar
IPA
/ˈdiːəʊdɑː/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Cedrus deodara of cedar trees native to the western Himalayas.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from colloquial Hindustani دیودار (dyodār) / देओदार (deodār), from دیودار (dyodār) / देवदार (devdār), from Sanskrit देवदारु (deva-dāru, literally “divine tree”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: देवदारु

Inflected Forms

deodars (plural)

Synonyms

deodar cedar Himalayan cedar cedrus deodara

Questions

How do you pronounce deodar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdiːəʊdɑː/.
What does deodar mean?
Any member of the species Cedrus deodara of cedar trees native to the western Himalayas.
Where does deodar come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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