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prashant

/pɹəˈʃɑːnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
prashant
IPA
/pɹəˈʃɑːnt/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A croissant.

Indian usage; Humorous; Slang

name

A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Etymology

Corruption of croissant, influenced by Hindi प्रशांत (praśānt, “peaceful, calm”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: प्रशांत

Usage

Inflected Forms

prashants (plural)

Rhymes With

want vermont font mont avant commandant lamont pont dumont croissant ponte nonchalant

Questions

How do you pronounce prashant?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈʃɑːnt/.
What does prashant mean?
A croissant.
Where does prashant come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce prashant

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