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rawalpindi

/rɑːwəlˈpɪndi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
rawalpin-di
IPA
/rɑːwəlˈpɪndi/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Punjab province, Pakistan, the capital of the district of the same name and the headquarters of the Pakistani military.

name

A district of Punjab, Pakistan.

name

The military of Pakistan.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu راولپنڈی (rāvalpinḍī), from Western Punjabi راولپنڈی (rāvalpinḍī), from راول (rāval) and پنڈی (pinḍī), diminutive of پنڈ (pinḍ, “village”). The metonymical sense is from the Joint Staff Headquarters, the headquarters of the Pakistan Armed Forces located in that city.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: راولپنڈی

Inflected Forms

Rawulpindi (alternative)

Rhymes With

indie hindi cindy windy indy mindy lindy cyndi

Questions

How do you pronounce rawalpindi?
The recorded pronunciation is /rɑːwəlˈpɪndi/.
What does rawalpindi mean?
A city in Punjab province, Pakistan, the capital of the district of the same name and the headquarters of the Pakistani military.
Where does rawalpindi come from?
Borrowed from Urdu راولپنڈی (rāvalpinḍī), from Western Punjabi راولپنڈی (rāvalpinḍī), from راول (rāval) and پنڈی (pinḍī), diminutive of پنڈ (pinḍ, “village”). The metonymical sense is from the Joint Staff Headquarters, the headquarters of the Pakistan Armed Forces located in that city.

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