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laccadive islands

/ˈlækəˌdiːv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
lac-cadi-ve is-lands
IPA
/ˈlækəˌdiːv/
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Lakshadweep

Etymology

From Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀤𑀻𑀯 (lakkhadīva), from Sanskrit लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadvīpa, “hundred thousand islands”) (compare Lakshadweep).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀤𑀻𑀯, लक्षद्वीप

Questions

How do you pronounce laccadive islands?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlækəˌdiːv/.
What does laccadive islands mean?
Lakshadweep
Where does laccadive islands come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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