Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

namkeen

/nəmˈkin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
nam-keen
IPA
/nəmˈkin/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any savoury snack eaten between meals.

Indian usage

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi नमकीन (namkīn, “salty”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: नमकीन

Usage

Inflected Forms

namkeens (plural) namkin (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce namkeen?
The recorded pronunciation is /nəmˈkin/.
What does namkeen mean?
Any savoury snack eaten between meals.
Where does namkeen come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce namkeen

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/nəmˈkin/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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