Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kumbakonam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
kum-bakon-am
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in the Thanjavur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

Etymology

From Tamil கும்பகோணம் (kumpakōṇam).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: கும்பகோணம்

Inflected Forms

Synonyms

Kudanthai

Questions

What does kumbakonam mean?
A city in the Thanjavur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
Where does kumbakonam come from?
From Tamil கும்பகோணம் (kumpakōṇam).

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