dzhokhar
/dʒoʊkɑːr/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A male given name from Russian [in turn from Chechen].
Example Sentences
- "Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge, was still being sought, officials said. He is believed to be the suspect who was identified as wearing a white baseball cap in surveillance video from the area where the bombings took place."
Etymology
From Russian Джохар (Džoxar), from Chechen Джовхӏар (Džovhar), from Arabic جَوْهَر (jawhar), from Classical Persian گوهر (gawhar).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ДжовхӀар, جَوْهَر, گوهر