Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shamiana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shami-ana
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large, ornate tent or pavilion; a marquee.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali শামিয়ানা (śamiẏana) and Hindustani (Hindi शामियाना (śāmiyānā) / Urdu شامیانہ (śāmiyāna)), from Classical Persian شامیانه (šāmiyāna, “(India) a marquee”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, शामियाना, شامیانہ, شامیانه

Usage

Inflected Forms

shamianas (plural) shameanah (alternative) shameeana (alternative) shamiyanah (alternative) shamyana (alternative) shamyanah (alternative)

Synonyms

mandapa pandal

Questions

What does shamiana mean?
A large, ornate tent or pavilion; a marquee.
Where does shamiana come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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