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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nilgiri

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
nil-giri
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A mountain range forming part of the Western Ghats in western Tamil Nadu, India.

Etymology

From Tamil நீலகிரி (nīlakiri).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: நீலகிரி

Inflected Forms

Nilgherry (alternative, archaic) Neilgherry (alternative, archaic)

Phrases

Nilgiri striped palm squirrel

Questions

What does nilgiri mean?
A mountain range forming part of the Western Ghats in western Tamil Nadu, India.
Where does nilgiri come from?
From Tamil நீலகிரி (nīlakiri).

How to pronounce nilgiri

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