Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

karam

/kˈæɹəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: karam
IPA: /kˈæɹəm/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tree Adina cordifolia.

name

A Meitei surname from Manipuri

name

Example Sentences

"So Prince Earth-worm secured Prince Tortoies with chains and raised the earth on his back, and in a short time there was an island in the midst of the waters. Thakur Jiu then caused a karam tree to spring up, and at the foot of the karam tree he caused sirom grass to grow. He then caused dhobi grass to spring up, after which he covered the earth with all kinds of trees and herbs. In this manner the earth became firm and stable."
"The bride is given a comb made locally of karam wood, bracelets, chawar, which is a braid of false hair, and a blouse"

Etymology

From Manipuri ꯀꯔꯥꯝ (karām).

Word Breakdown

Root: ꯀꯔꯥꯝ

Inflected Forms

Karams (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Karamcha

Rhymes With

muharram sarum

Questions

How do you pronounce karam?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈæɹəm/.
What does karam mean?: The tree Adina cordifolia.
Where does karam come from?: From Manipuri ꯀꯔꯥꯝ (karām).

How to pronounce karam

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