Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nambissan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nam-bis-san
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Malayalam.

Etymology

Borrowed from Malayalam നമ്പീശൻ (nampīśaṉ). This surname is mostly found in Kerala, among those who work in the temples and perform the duty of making temple garlands. It is often a surname of the brahmins in Kerala.

Word Breakdown

Root: നമ്പീശൻ

Inflected Forms

Nambissans (plural)

Questions

What does nambissan mean?: A surname from Malayalam.
Where does nambissan come from?: Borrowed from Malayalam നമ്പീശൻ (nampīśaṉ). This surname is mostly found in Kerala, among those who work in the temples and perform the duty of making temple garlands. It is often a surname of the brahmins in Kerala.

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