Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sahni

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: sah-ni
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Punjabi.

Example Sentences

"“So, how was your day?”“Good”, [Ada] said, “I slept, I ate Maggi for lunch and watched my Shahrukh’s RNBDJ” “Surinder Sahni?” [Aarav] laughed, “nice movie isn’t it?” “Amazing!”"

Etymology

Derived from Punjabi ਸਾਹਨੀ (sāhnī).

Word Breakdown

Root: ਸਾਹਨੀ

Inflected Forms

Sahnis (plural)

Questions

What does sahni mean?: A surname from Punjabi.
Where does sahni come from?: Derived from Punjabi ਸਾਹਨੀ (sāhnī).

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