Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haridwar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
harid-war
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and municipality of Haridwar district, Uttarakhand, India.

name

A district of Uttarakhand, India.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Transliteration of Hindi हरिद्वार (haridvār), in turn borrowed from Sanskrit हरिद्वार (haridvāra), from हरि (hari, “Hari”) + द्वार (dvāra, “gateway, door”)

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Places.

Inflected Forms

Hardwar (alternative, archaic)

Questions

What does haridwar mean?
A city and municipality of Haridwar district, Uttarakhand, India.
Where does haridwar come from?
Transliteration of Hindi हरिद्वार (haridvār), in turn borrowed from Sanskrit हरिद्वार (haridvāra), from हरि (hari, “Hari”) + द्वार (dvāra, “gateway, door”)

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