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lahnda

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lah-n-da
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A group of northwestern Indo-Aryan language varieties spoken in parts of Pakistan and India.

Etymology

From Punjabi لَہَنْدا / ਲਹਿੰਦਾ (lahindā, “west, western”), from Punjabi لَہَݨا / ਲਹਿਣਾ (lahiṇā, “to come down”), coming from the sense that the sun sets in the West. Compare Sindhi لهڻ (lahaṇu, “to obtain, get down, go down”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: لَہَنْدا⁩, لَہَݨا⁩

Questions

What does lahnda mean?
A group of northwestern Indo-Aryan language varieties spoken in parts of Pakistan and India.
Where does lahnda come from?
From Punjabi لَہَنْدا / ਲਹਿੰਦਾ (lahindā, “west, western”), from Punjabi لَہَݨا / ਲਹਿਣਾ (lahiṇā, “to come down”), coming from the sense that the sun sets in the West. Compare Sindhi لهڻ (lahaṇu, “to obtain, get down, go down”).

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