Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

varanasi

/vəˈɹænəsi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: varanasi
IPA: /vəˈɹænəsi/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Example Sentences

"On either side of the roof, Varanasi stretched out in an arc, its sandstone walls catching the light until they shone a rich sepia gold."
"Introduced in India in 2017, the program is now part of major hospitals in key Indian cities: Bengaluru, Varanasi, Gurugram and Delhi."

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वाराणसी (vārāṇasī).

Synonyms

Banaras Benares Kashi

Questions

How do you pronounce varanasi?: The recorded pronunciation is /vəˈɹænəsi/.
What does varanasi mean?: A large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Where does varanasi come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit वाराणसी (vārāṇasī).

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