Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rathnayake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rath-nayake
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Sinhalese.

Etymology

From Sinhalese රත්නායක (ratnāyaka).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: රත්නායක

Inflected Forms

Rathnayakes (plural) Rathnayaka (alternative) Ratnayake (alternative) Ratnayeke (alternative)

Questions

What does rathnayake mean?
A surname from Sinhalese.
Where does rathnayake come from?
From Sinhalese රත්නායක (ratnāyaka).

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