Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lui-haai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lui-haai
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of pyjama shark.

Etymology

Afrikaans [Term?] (literally “lazy shark”), so called because it may be reluctant to move even when threatened.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Synonyms

pyjama shark

Questions

What does lui-haai mean?: Synonym of pyjama shark.
Where does lui-haai come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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