Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kollywood

/ˈkɑ.li.wʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: Kol-ly-wood
IPA: /ˈkɑ.li.wʊd/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Tamil film industry located in Kodambakkam in Chennai, southern India.

Informal

name

The Nepali film industry located in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Informal

Example Sentences

"When I returned to the movie Ghilli, a Kollywood classic (Kollywood being the informal name for Tamil cinema) that I loved as a kid, I couldn’t help but question why the story continues romantically, without question, after the heroine is slapped by the supposed love of her life."

Etymology

Blend of Kodambakkam + Hollywood.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑ.li.wʊd/
British English: /ˈkɒ.li.wʊd/

Usage

Informal

Frequently Paired Words

Bollywood Hollywood Nollywood Tollywood Urduwood

Rhymes With

hollywood bollywood nollywood tollywood mollywood lollywood trollywood pollywood dhollywood gollywood

Questions

How do you pronounce kollywood?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑ.li.wʊd/.
What does kollywood mean?: The Tamil film industry located in Kodambakkam in Chennai, southern India.
Where does kollywood come from?: Blend of Kodambakkam + Hollywood.

How to pronounce kollywood

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