Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

madurai

/ˈmʌðʊraɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: madu-rai
IPA: /ˈmʌðʊraɪ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A district of Tamil Nadu, India.

name

A city, the headquarters of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India, also the cultural capital of the state.

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil மதுரை (maturai), from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀢𑀼𑀭𑁃 (maturai).

Word Breakdown

Root: 𑀫𑀢𑀼𑀭𑁃

Inflected Forms

Madura (alternative, obsolete)

Phrases

Madurai Veeran

Frequently Paired Words

Madurai Veeran

Questions

How do you pronounce madurai?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌðʊraɪ/.
What does madurai mean?: A district of Tamil Nadu, India.
Where does madurai come from?: Borrowed from Tamil மதுரை (maturai), from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀢𑀼𑀭𑁃 (maturai).

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