Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: za-il
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An administrative unit of two to forty villages during the British Raj in India.

Indian usage

Etymology

From Hindi ज़ैल (zail).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: ज़ैल

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

zails (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

zaildar

Questions

What does zail mean?: An administrative unit of two to forty villages during the British Raj in India.
Where does zail come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce zail

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