Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kalahandi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: kala-han-di
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A district of Odisha, India.

Example Sentences

"The rising of Khonds of Kālāhandi in 1882 was caused by their discontent at being ousted from their lands by Koltas. The Rājā of Kālāhandi had imported a number of Kolta cultivators, and these speedily got the Khond headmen and ryots into their debt, and possessed themselves of all the best land in the Khond villages."
"The old state of Kalahandi included all the present district of Kalahandi, except Nawapara, which was a zemindari within Sambalpur district. All the other ex-zemindars who live in the present Kalahandi district are former feudatories of [...]"
"The peculiar links between land, labour, credit and market have trapped the peasants of Kalahandi region."

Etymology

Borrowed from Odia କଳାହାଣ୍ଡି (kaḷāhāṇḍi).

Word Breakdown

Root: କଳାହାଣ୍ଡି

Questions

What does kalahandi mean?: A district of Odisha, India.
Where does kalahandi come from?: Borrowed from Odia କଳାହାଣ୍ଡି (kaḷāhāṇḍi).

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