Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mava

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: ma-va
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of smokeless tobacco combined with with betel nut, lime, etc.

Indian usage; Uncountable

Etymology

Hindi मावा (māvā)

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: मावा

Usage

Inflected Forms

maava (alternative) mawa (alternative)

Questions

What does mava mean?: A form of smokeless tobacco combined with with betel nut, lime, etc.
Where does mava come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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