nenuphar
/ˈnɛnjəˌfɑɹ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A water lily, especially the European white water lily (Nymphaea alba) or the yellow water lily (Nuphar lutea).
Example Sentences
- "We'll try the «lunar waltz» while floats afar / Upon the liquid night — night's nenuphar."
- "Arrived at the stall of a fruiterer, she bought Syrian apples, Osmāni quinces, peaches from Uman, jasmine of Aleppo, Damascene nenuphars, cucumbers from the Nile, limes from Egypt, Sultānī citrons, myrtle berries, flowers of henna, blood-red anemones, violets, pomegranate bloom, and the narcissus."
- "Somewhere an iron curtain had gone up, baring a painted one, with nymphs and nenuphars."
Etymology
From Medieval Latin nenuphar, from Arabic نِلُوفَر (nilūfar), نِينُوفَر (nīnūfar), from Middle Persian nylw(k)pl (nīlōpal, “lotus, water-lily”), from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल (nīlotpala, “blue lotus”), from नील (nīla, “blue”) + उत्पल (utpala, “lotus, water-lily”). Compare French nénufar.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: nenuphar, نِلُوفَر, nylwpl, नीलोत्पल
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈnɛnjəˌfɑɹ/
- British English: /ˈnɛnjʊfɑː/