Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

selekeh

/səˈleɪkeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: se-lekeh
IPA: /səˈleɪkeɪ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Slovenly, unkempt.

Example Sentences

"Selekeh in all things, he was small and dark with a badly pock-marked face and a chin so weak it seemed to rest halfway down his neck. Nonetheless Mahmud had been the most popular of Usman Khalid's four sons-in-law: […]"

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay selekeh.

Inflected Forms

more selekeh (comparative) most selekeh (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce selekeh?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈleɪkeɪ/.
What does selekeh mean?: Slovenly, unkempt.
Where does selekeh come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Malay selekeh.

How to pronounce selekeh

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