Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vavuniya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
vavu-niya
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Vavuniya, a city in Sri Lanka

Etymology

From Tamil வவுனியா (vavuṉiyā).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: வவுனியா

Questions

What does vavuniya mean?
Vavuniya, a city in Sri Lanka
Where does vavuniya come from?
From Tamil வவுனியா (vavuṉiyā).

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