Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

volkhv

/ˈvoʊlxəv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: volkhv
IPA: /ˈvoʊlxəv/

19

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pre-Christian priest from Slavic cultures.

noun

A priest from Slavic neopaganism.

Etymology

From Russian волхв (volxv), and from Old East Slavic вълхвъ (vŭlxvŭ).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: волхв, вълхвъ

Inflected Forms

volkhvs (plural) volkhvy (plural) volhv (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

vedunya zhrets zhritsa

Questions

How do you pronounce volkhv?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvoʊlxəv/.
What does volkhv mean?: A pre-Christian priest from Slavic cultures.
Where does volkhv come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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