Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nagara

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
na-gara
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A drum used in folk music in the Caucasus region.

name

Alternative spelling of Nakara.

name

An ancient city in Afghanistan.

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra). Doublet of nacre, naqareh, and nagada.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: نَقَّارَة, Νάγαρα

Inflected Forms

nagaras (plural) Nagarahara (alternative)

Synonyms

Dionysopolis

Questions

What does nagara mean?
A drum used in folk music in the Caucasus region.
Where does nagara come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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