Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nahor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: na-hor
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Mesua ferrea (Ceylon ironwood).

name

A male given name from biblical Hebrew.

Etymology

Borrowed from Assamese নাহৰ (nahor), ultimately from Sanskrit नागकेसर (nāgakesara).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: नागकेसर

Inflected Forms

Nachor (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

nagkesar

Questions

What does nahor mean?: Mesua ferrea (Ceylon ironwood).
Where does nahor come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce nahor

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