Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sutlej

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: sut-lej
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The longest of five rivers that run through Punjab in both India and Pakistan.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi सतलुज (satluj), itself ultimately from Sanskrit शतद्रु (śatadru).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: सतलुज, शतद्रु

Inflected Forms

Satlej (alternative) Satluj (alternative) Sutledge (alternative)

Questions

What does sutlej mean?: The longest of five rivers that run through Punjab in both India and Pakistan.
Where does sutlej come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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