Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

north western province

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables
north west-ern province
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of Sri Lanka.

Etymology

From north + western + province, either a calque of Tamil வட மேல் மாகாணம் (vaṭa mēl mākāṇam, “Northwest Province”) or a calque of Sinhalese වයඹ පළාත (wayaᵐba paḷāta).

Questions

What does north western province mean?
A province of Sri Lanka.
Where does north western province come from?
From north + western + province, either a calque of Tamil வட மேல் மாகாணம் (vaṭa mēl mākāṇam, “Northwest Province”) or a calque of Sinhalese වයඹ පළාත (wayaᵐba paḷāta).

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