Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

politkovskaya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
politkovskaya
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Russian surname Политко́вская (Politkóvskaja); Female equivalent of Politkovsky (“Политко́вский (Politkóvskij)”).

Etymology

From Russian Политко́вская (Politkóvskaja).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Политко́вская

Questions

What does politkovskaya mean?
A transliteration of the Russian surname Политко́вская (Politkóvskaja); Female equivalent of Politkovsky (“Политко́вский (Politkóvskij)”).
Where does politkovskaya come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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