Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pralaya

/ˈpɹʌləjə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: pralaya
IPA: /ˈpɹʌləjə/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

destruction, apocalypse

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A period of cosmic inactivity, lasting 4.32 billion years.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रलय (pralaya).

Usage

Inflected Forms

pralayas (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce pralaya?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹʌləjə/.
What does pralaya mean?: destruction, apocalypse
Where does pralaya come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रलय (pralaya).

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