Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dhillon

/dˈɪlən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: dhillon
IPA: /dˈɪlən/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Punjabi.

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਢਿੱਲੋਂ (ḍhillõ), ablative of Punjabi ਢਿੱਲ (ḍhilla). Ultimately from Prakrit 𑀠𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (ḍhilla), of unknown substrate origin.

Word Breakdown

Root: ਢਿੱਲੋਂ, ਢਿੱਲ, 𑀠𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮

Inflected Forms

Dhillons (plural)

Homonyms

dillan

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce dhillon?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɪlən/.
What does dhillon mean?: A surname from Punjabi.
Where does dhillon come from?: Borrowed from Punjabi ਢਿੱਲੋਂ (ḍhillõ), ablative of Punjabi ਢਿੱਲ (ḍhilla). Ultimately from Prakrit 𑀠𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (ḍhilla), of unknown substrate origin.

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