Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hendra

/hˈɛndɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: hen-dra
IPA: /hˈɛndɹə/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Hendra virus, a disease fatal to livestock and humans, caused by viruses of genus Henipavirus.

Informal

name

A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

name

A number of places in Cornwall, England, including

name

A number of places in Cornwall, England, including:

Etymology

* In Queensland, the virus was named after the suburb of Hendra in Brisbane, Australia, where some of the first cases were reported. The name may have originated in Cornwall.

Usage

Informal

Synonyms

henipavirus

Rhymes With

kendra

Questions

How do you pronounce hendra?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɛndɹə/.
What does hendra mean?: Hendra virus, a disease fatal to livestock and humans, caused by viruses of genus Henipavirus.
Where does hendra come from?: * In Queensland, the virus was named after the suburb of Hendra in Brisbane, Australia, where some of the first cases were reported. The name may have originated in Cornwall.

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