Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

narayan

/nɑɹˈɑjɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
narayan
IPA
/nɑɹˈɑjɑn/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Vishnu.

name

A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi नारायण (nārāyaṇ), from Sanskrit नारायण (nārāyaṇá). Doublet of Narayana.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: नारायण

Inflected Forms

Narayana (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce narayan?
The recorded pronunciation is /nɑɹˈɑjɑn/.
What does narayan mean?
Vishnu.
Where does narayan come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce narayan

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