Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kodaikanal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: ko-daikanal
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A municipality of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Example Sentences

"While [Mansoor Khan] had based ‘JJWS’ in the hill station of Kodaikanal, ‘Josh’ had the backdrop of sunny Goa."

Etymology

Derived from Tamil கொடைக்கானல் (koṭaikkāṉal), see கொடை (koṭai) and கானல் (kāṉal).

Word Breakdown

Root: கொடைக்கானல்

Questions

What does kodaikanal mean?: A municipality of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India.
Where does kodaikanal come from?: Derived from Tamil கொடைக்கானல் (koṭaikkāṉal), see கொடை (koṭai) and கானல் (kāṉal).

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