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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

narish

/ˈnɑɹɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nar-ish
IPA
/ˈnɑɹɪʃ/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

foolish, silly

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish נאַריש (narish). Cognate with German närrisch.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: נאַריש

Inflected Forms

more narish (comparative) most narish (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce narish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɑɹɪʃ/.
What does narish mean?
foolish, silly
Where does narish come from?
It is traced to Yiddish.

How to pronounce narish

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