Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pettah

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: pet-tah
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A town, sometimes fortified, outside a fort.

Example Sentences

"We had not hitherto seen the face of the enemy, but now the walls of both the Pettah —native town— and fort were lined with men whose arms glittered in the sun"

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil பேட்டை (pēṭṭai, “extramural suburb”).

Inflected Forms

pettahs (plural)

Questions

What does pettah mean?: A town, sometimes fortified, outside a fort.
Where does pettah come from?: Borrowed from Tamil பேட்டை (pēṭṭai, “extramural suburb”).

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