Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kohima

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: ko-hi-ma
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the state capital of Nagaland, India.

name

A district of Nagaland, India, in which the city is based.

Etymology

Borrowed from Angami Kewhira (“the land where the kewhi flower grows”).

Questions

What does kohima mean?: A city, the state capital of Nagaland, India.
Where does kohima come from?: Borrowed from Angami Kewhira (“the land where the kewhi flower grows”).

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