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vadai

/ˈvɑːdaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
vadai
IPA
/ˈvɑːdaɪ/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of fritter made from lentils or gram flour.

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil வடை (vaṭai). Compare cognates Hindi वड़ा (vaṛā) and Malayalam വട (vaṭa).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

vadais (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce vadai?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɑːdaɪ/.
What does vadai mean?
A type of fritter made from lentils or gram flour.
Where does vadai come from?
Borrowed from Tamil வடை (vaṭai). Compare cognates Hindi वड़ा (vaṛā) and Malayalam വട (vaṭa).

How to pronounce vadai

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