Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nalla

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: nal-la
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of nullah.

noun

Useless person, slacker

Etymology

From Hindi नाला (nālā)

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: नाला, नल्ला

Inflected Forms

nallas (plural)

Questions

What does nalla mean?: Alternative form of nullah.
Where does nalla come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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