Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

székely

/ˈseɪkeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: szeke-ly
IPA: /ˈseɪkeɪ/

22

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a subgroup of the Hungarian people living mostly in the Székely Land in present-day Romania.

adj

Of or pertaining to the Székely people or their dialect.

Etymology

From Hungarian székely (“Székely”).

Origin

Source language: Hungarian

Word Breakdown

Root: székely

Inflected Forms

Székelys (plural) Szekely (alternative) Szekel (alternative)

Phrases

Székely Land

Synonyms

Szekler

Questions

How do you pronounce székely?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈseɪkeɪ/.
What does székely mean?: A member of a subgroup of the Hungarian people living mostly in the Székely Land in present-day Romania.
Where does székely come from?: It is traced to Hungarian.

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