Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malhotra

/mˌælhˈɑtɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: mal-ho-tra
IPA: /mˌælhˈɑtɹə/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Punjabi, traditionally associated with the Khatri community

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਮਲ੍ਹੋਤ੍ਰਾ (malhotrā), the same as ਮਰਹੋਤ੍ਰਾ (marhotrā).

Word Breakdown

Root: ਮਲ੍ਹੋਤ੍ਰਾ

Inflected Forms

Malhotras (plural)

Rhymes With

sinatra sumatra

Questions

How do you pronounce malhotra?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˌælhˈɑtɹə/.
What does malhotra mean?: A surname from Punjabi, traditionally associated with the Khatri community
Where does malhotra come from?: Borrowed from Punjabi ਮਲ੍ਹੋਤ੍ਰਾ (malhotrā), the same as ਮਰਹੋਤ੍ਰਾ (marhotrā).

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