Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nigam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: nigam
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Hindi.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi निगम (nigam). This surname is mostly found in Uttar Pradesh.

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: निगम

Inflected Forms

Nigams (plural)

Questions

What does nigam mean?: A surname from Hindi.
Where does nigam come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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