Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hooghly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: hoogh-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in West Bengal forming the westernmost branch of the Ganges.

name

A city on the Hooghly River, now known officially as Hugli-Chuchura.

name

A district of West Bengal, India which contains the city of Hooghly.

Example Sentences

"The Uſuwrper, called upon by the univerſal clamour of the people, and diſtreſſes of his country, once more quitted [...] and of all the country the Weſtern ſhore of the Hougley river from Ballaſore, to within a few miles Tanna's Fort, near the Engliſh ſettlement of Fort William."

Etymology

Anglicisation of Bengali হুগলি (hugoli).

Word Breakdown

Root: হুগলি

Inflected Forms

Hoogly (alternative) Hooghley (alternative) Hughly (alternative) Hughley (alternative) Hugli (alternative)

Phrases

Mount Hooghly

Questions

What does hooghly mean?: A river in West Bengal forming the westernmost branch of the Ganges.
Where does hooghly come from?: Anglicisation of Bengali হুগলি (hugoli).

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