Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pillaiyar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pil-lai-yar
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Ganesha.

Example Sentences

"Just past the bells of the threshold, a friendly, impish Pillaiyar waited. You might know him as Ganesha but that was not what we called him."

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil பிள்ளையார் (piḷḷaiyār).

Synonyms

Ganesha

Questions

What does pillaiyar mean?: Synonym of Ganesha.
Where does pillaiyar come from?: Borrowed from Tamil பிள்ளையார் (piḷḷaiyār).

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