Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

earth oil

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables: earth- oil
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Indian usage; Dated; Uncountable

Etymology

Calque of a word used in several languages of India. Compare Sinhalese ඛනිජ තෙල් (khanija tel, literally “mineral oil”), Dutch aardolie (literally “earth oil”).

Usage

Synonyms

rock oil

Questions

What does earth oil mean?: petroleum
Where does earth oil come from?: Calque of a word used in several languages of India. Compare Sinhalese ඛනිජ තෙල් (khanija tel, literally “mineral oil”), Dutch aardolie (literally “earth oil”).

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