Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kumari

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
ku-mari
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A living goddess; a prepubescent girl worshipped as a manifestation of divine female energy.

noun

a polite form of address equivalent to the English Miss

Indian usage

name

A surname from Sanskrit.

name

A female given name from Sanskrit.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कुमारी (kumārī, “princess; young girl”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: कुमारी

Usage

Inflected Forms

kumaris (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Kumar

Questions

What does kumari mean?
A living goddess; a prepubescent girl worshipped as a manifestation of divine female energy.
Where does kumari come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce kumari

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