Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nala

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: nala
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of nullah (“ravine, waterbed”).

name

The king of Nishada Kingdom, son of Veerasena and husband of Damayanti in Mahabharata.

name

The vanara brother of Neel and son of Vishvakarma in Ramayana.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नल (nala).

Inflected Forms

nalas (plural)

Questions

What does nala mean?: Alternative form of nullah (“ravine, waterbed”).
Where does nala come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit नल (nala).

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