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kalonji

/kəˈlɒnd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
kalon-ji
IPA
/kəˈlɒnd͡ʒi/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The seeds of the plant Nigella sativa used as a spice.

Indian usage; Uncountable

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Hindi कलौंजी (kalauñjī) or कलोंजी (kaloñjī), Urdu کلونجی (kaloñjī).Which is ultimately derived from Tamil Karuñcīrakam(கருஞ்சீரகம்), black cumin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: कलौंजी, کلونجی

Usage

Inflected Forms

Kalonjis (plural)

Synonyms

nigella black cumin black caraway fennel flower

Questions

How do you pronounce kalonji?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈlɒnd͡ʒi/.
What does kalonji mean?
The seeds of the plant Nigella sativa used as a spice.
Where does kalonji come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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