Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ninan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
ni-nan
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Malayalam.

Etymology

Borrowed from Malayalam നൈനാൻ (naināṉ).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: നൈനാൻ

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does ninan mean?
A surname from Malayalam.
Where does ninan come from?
Borrowed from Malayalam നൈനാൻ (naināṉ).

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