Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elephanta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: ele-phan-ta
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island in Mumbai Harbour, India.

noun

A strong southerly or southeasterly wind that blows on the Malabar coast of India during the months of September and October and marks the onset of the southwest monsoon.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Elefanta.

Inflected Forms

Elephantas (plural)

Synonyms

Gharapuri

Questions

What does elephanta mean?: An island in Mumbai Harbour, India.
Where does elephanta come from?: Borrowed from Portuguese Elefanta.

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