Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pradesh

/pɹəˈdeɪʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: pradesh
IPA: /pɹəˈdeɪʃ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state (administrative division) of the Republic of India.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Indo-Iranian *pra- Sanskrit प्र- (pra-) Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-Iranian *dayć- Sanskrit दिश् (diś) Proto-Indo-European *-os Sanskrit -अ (-a) Sanskrit देश (deśa) Sanskrit प्रदेश (pradeśa)lbor. Hindi प्रदेश (pradeś)bor. English Pradesh Borrowed from Hindi प्रदेश (pradeś).

Inflected Forms

Pradeshes (plural)

Phrases

Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Vindhya Pradesh

Frequently Paired Words

Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Vindhya Pradesh

Rhymes With

fresh flesh mesh refresh suresh afresh mahesh depeche esh creche thresh esch

Questions

How do you pronounce pradesh?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈdeɪʃ/.
What does pradesh mean?: A state (administrative division) of the Republic of India.
Where does pradesh come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Indo-Iranian *pra- Sanskrit प्र- (pra-) Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-Iranian *dayć- Sanskrit दिश् (diś) Proto-Indo-European *-os Sanskrit -अ (-a) Sanskrit देश (deśa) Sanskrit प्रदेश (pradeśa)lbor. Hindi प्रदेश (pradeś)bor. English Pradesh Borrowed from Hindi प्रदेश (pradeś).

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