Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cooray

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: cooray
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Sinhalese.

Example Sentences

"It wasn’t — at least, not if Ms. Cooray was in Melbourne in 2009, when the city hit its current record of 46.2 degrees Celsius."

Etymology

Borrowed from Sinhalese කුරේ (kurē).

Questions

What does cooray mean?: A surname from Sinhalese.
Where does cooray come from?: Borrowed from Sinhalese කුරේ (kurē).

How to pronounce cooray

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