Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kanyakumari

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: kanyaku-mari
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A coastal town in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India.

name

A district of Tamil Nadu, India.

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil கன்னியாகுமரி (kaṉṉiyākumari).

Inflected Forms

Kanniyakumari (alternative)

Phrases

Kashmir to Kanyakumari

Synonyms

Cape Comorin

Questions

What does kanyakumari mean?: A coastal town in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India.
Where does kanyakumari come from?: Borrowed from Tamil கன்னியாகுமரி (kaṉṉiyākumari).

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