Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

priya

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: priya
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from India. A common Hindu female name which means beloved. It is usually used in conjunction with another name, mostly those of gods to imply "beloved of ________".

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Example Sentences

"Fittingly, I enjoyed those warm and crunchy-tender Korean rice cakes beneath slightly salty ham and a drizzle of floral honey with my colleague Priya Krishna, who first put me on to the rice-cake fundido at Haenyeo in Park Slope, Brooklyn, back in 2019."

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रिया (priyā). Doublet of Frigg (and variants).

Questions

What does priya mean?: A female given name from India. A common Hindu female name which means beloved. It is usually used in conjunction with another name, mostly those of gods to imply "beloved of ________".
Where does priya come from?: From Sanskrit प्रिया (priyā). Doublet of Frigg (and variants).

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