Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

singapura

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
sin-ga-pu-ra
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A 14th-century Malay kingdom centered in modern-day Singapore.

noun

A domestic cat of a small breed with large eyes and ears, brown ticked coat and blunt tail.

Etymology

Derived from Malay Singapura, from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhá-pura), from सिंह (siṃha, “lion”) + पुर (pura, “city”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Singapura, सिंहपुर

Inflected Forms

Singapuras (plural)

Questions

What does singapura mean?
A 14th-century Malay kingdom centered in modern-day Singapore.
Where does singapura come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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