Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yadav

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
ya-dav
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a grouping of traditionally non-elite, cow headers and peasant-pastoral grazing communities or castes in the Indian Subcontinent.

name

A surname from Sanskrit.

Etymology

Transliteration of Hindi यादव (yādav), Nepali यादव (yādav).

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does yadav mean?
A member of a grouping of traditionally non-elite, cow headers and peasant-pastoral grazing communities or castes in the Indian Subcontinent.
Where does yadav come from?
Transliteration of Hindi यादव (yādav), Nepali यादव (yādav).

How to pronounce yadav

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