Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shilajit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: shi-la-jit
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tar-like substance formed at high altitudes on stony mountains and used in traditional medicine.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Hindi शिलाजीत (śilājīt).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: शिलाजीत

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

silajit (alternative) shilajeet (alternative)

Synonyms

mumijo

Questions

What does shilajit mean?: A tar-like substance formed at high altitudes on stony mountains and used in traditional medicine.
Where does shilajit come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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