Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orissa

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
oris-sa
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Former name of Odisha: A state in eastern India.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Odia ଓଡ଼ିଶା (oṛiśā), in turn Derived from Sanskrit ओड्रदेश (oḍradeśa, literally “land of the Odras”), a compound of ओड्र (oḍra, “Odra”) + देश (deśa, “land, country”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ओड्रदेश

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Questions

What does orissa mean?
Former name of Odisha: A state in eastern India.
Where does orissa come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce orissa

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