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gopuram

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
gop-u-ram
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A monumental tower, usually ornate, at the entrance of a temple, especially in Southern India.

Etymology

From Tamil கோபுரம் (kōpuram), Malayalam ഗോപുരം (gōpuraṁ), from Sanskrit गोपुर (gó-pura).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: கோபுரம், ഗോപുരം, गोपुर

Inflected Forms

gopurams (plural) gopura (alternative)

Questions

What does gopuram mean?
A monumental tower, usually ornate, at the entrance of a temple, especially in Southern India.
Where does gopuram come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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