Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kusum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: kusum
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tree of species Schleichera oleosa, from whose seeds a multipurpose oil is extracted.

name

A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कुसुम (kusuma).

Inflected Forms

kusam (alternative)

Questions

What does kusum mean?: A tree of species Schleichera oleosa, from whose seeds a multipurpose oil is extracted.
Where does kusum come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit कुसुम (kusuma).

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