Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vetala

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ve-ta-la
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vampire-like being in Hindu mythology that inhabits corpses.

Etymology

From Sanskrit वेताल (vetāla, “vampire, spirit, goblin”).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: वेताल

Inflected Forms

vetalas (plural)

Questions

What does vetala mean?: A vampire-like being in Hindu mythology that inhabits corpses.
Where does vetala come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce vetala

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