Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sanjay

/sˈændʒeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: san-jay
IPA: /sˈændʒeɪ/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Example Sentences

"“People don’t come to therapy until they’re having the equivalent of an emotional heart attack,” psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb told CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta on his podcast Chasing Life recently."

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संजय (saṃjaya).

Inflected Forms

Sanjays (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Sanjaya

Questions

How do you pronounce sanjay?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈændʒeɪ/.
What does sanjay mean?: A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Where does sanjay come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit संजय (saṃjaya).

How to pronounce sanjay

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