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monal

/məˈnɔl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
mon-al
IPA
/məˈnɔl/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of three species of pheasant in the genus Lophophorus.

Etymology

Said to be from Hindi मोनाल (monāl) or Nepali मुनाल (munāl).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: मोनाल, मुनाल

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /məˈnɔl/
  • British English: /mɒˈnɔːl/

Inflected Forms

monals (plural) monaul (alternative) moonaul (alternative) munal (alternative)

Phrases

Chinese monal Himalayan monal Impeyan monal monal-partridge Sclater's monal

Synonyms

monaul

Questions

How do you pronounce monal?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈnɔl/.
What does monal mean?
Any of three species of pheasant in the genus Lophophorus.
Where does monal come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce monal

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