Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kannur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: kan-nur
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and a municipal corporation in Kerala, India.

name

A district of Kerala, India.

Etymology

Borrowed from Malayalam കണ്ണൂർ (kaṇṇūṟ).

Inflected Forms

Cananor (alternative) Cannanore (alternative) Canonor (alternative)

Questions

What does kannur mean?: A city and a municipal corporation in Kerala, India.
Where does kannur come from?: Borrowed from Malayalam കണ്ണൂർ (kaṇṇūṟ).

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