Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haveli

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: haveli
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of private mansion in India and Pakistan.

Example Sentences

"The haveli was a world within a world, self-contained and totally hidden from the view of the casual passer-by."

Etymology

Derived from Hindi हवेली (havelī) or Urdu حَویلی (havelī).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: हवेली, حَویلی

Inflected Forms

havelis (plural)

Questions

What does haveli mean?: A type of private mansion in India and Pakistan.
Where does haveli come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce haveli

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