Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tabasheer

/təˈbɑː.ʃɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tabasheer
IPA: /təˈbɑː.ʃɪə/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A translucent white substance, composed mainly of silica and water with traces of lime and potash, obtained from the nodal joints of some species of bamboo and used in traditional Asian medicine.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi तबाशीर (tabāśīr), which in turn either inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit (less likely, due to the presence of ś, instead of s/kh in the term) or borrowed from Classical Persian تباشیر (tabāšīr, “chalk, clay, plaster; sugar from bamboo, tabasheer”) (more likely), ultimately derived from Sanskrit तवक्षीर (tavakṣīra, “white substance from bamboo, tabasheer”, literally “bark milk”).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: -, تباشیر, तवक्षीर

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /təˈbɑː.ʃɪə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

tabasheers (plural) tabacheer (alternative) tabachir (alternative) tabascheer (alternative) tabaschir (alternative) tabashir (alternative) tabaxir (alternative)

Synonyms

banslochan

Rhymes With

here year we're near clear hear career fear wear appear dear beer

Questions

How do you pronounce tabasheer?: The recorded pronunciation is /təˈbɑː.ʃɪə/.
What does tabasheer mean?: A translucent white substance, composed mainly of silica and water with traces of lime and potash, obtained from the nodal joints of some species of bamboo and used in traditional Asian medicine.
Where does tabasheer come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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