Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purohit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
puro-hit
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A family priest.

Indian usage

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Hindi पुरोहित (purohit), from Sanskrit पुरोहित (purohita) from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: पुरोहित, *ǵʰey-

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does purohit mean?
A family priest.
Where does purohit come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce purohit

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