Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jayapura

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: jaya-pu-ra
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital and largest city of Papua, Indonesia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian Jayapura, from Sanskrit जयपुर (jayapura). Doublet of Jaipur.

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: जयपुर

Derived Forms

Jayapuran

Synonyms

Hollandia Sukarnopura

Questions

What does jayapura mean?: The capital and largest city of Papua, Indonesia.
Where does jayapura come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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