Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pehlivan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pehli-van
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Turkish wrestler in the sport of yağlı güreş (Turkish oil wrestling).

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does pehlivan mean?
A Turkish wrestler in the sport of yağlı güreş (Turkish oil wrestling).

How to pronounce pehlivan

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