Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mandal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: man-dal
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An administrative division in some countries in South Asia.

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala, literally “circle”). Doublet of mandala.

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: मण्डल

Inflected Forms

mandals (plural)

Questions

What does mandal mean?: An administrative division in some countries in South Asia.
Where does mandal come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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