Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diphda

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: diph-da
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The brightest star in the constellation of Cetus.

Etymology

From Arabic الضِفْدَع الثَانِي (aḍ-ḍifdaʕ aṯ-ṯānī, “the second frog”), from ضِفْدَع (ḍifdaʕ, “frog”) + ثَانٍ (ṯānin, “second”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: الضِفْدَع الثَانِي, ض ف د ع

Synonyms

Beta Ceti Deneb Kaitos

Questions

What does diphda mean?: The brightest star in the constellation of Cetus.
Where does diphda come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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