Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kannauj

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
kan-nauj
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ken-der. Sanskrit कन्य (kanya) Sanskrit कुब्ज (kubja) Sanskrit कन्यकुब्ज (kanyakubja) Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚 (kaṇṇaüjja) Hindi कन्नौज (kannauj)bor. English Kannauj Borrowed from Hindi कन्नौज (kannauj).

Inflected Forms

Kanauj (alternative) Kannoj (alternative) Cannodge (alternative)

Questions

What does kannauj mean?
A city and district of Kanpur division, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Where does kannauj come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ken-der. Sanskrit कन्य (kanya) Sanskrit कुब्ज (kubja) Sanskrit कन्यकुब्ज (kanyakubja) Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚 (kaṇṇaüjja) Hindi कन्नौज (kannauj)bor. English Kannauj Borrowed from Hindi कन्नौज (kannauj).

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