TW Dictionary logoTW Dictionaryby Toppers' Wisdom

toponymy

/təˈpɒnəmi/noun

उच्चारण टपॉनमी

स्थान-नाम विज्ञान

Advanced word

noun
  1. 1

    [U] technical

    the study of the place names of a region or language

    स्थान-नाम विज्ञान

    • Toponymy shows how many Indian towns are named after rivers and rulers.
    • His research in toponymy traced the origin of names ending in '-pur'.
◇Word family
toponym nountoponymic adjective
✓In the exam

One-word substitution

The study of place names is toponymy.

स्थानों के नामों के अध्ययन को toponymy कहते हैं।