Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zemlyanka

/zɛmliˈɑŋkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zemlyan-ka
IPA: /zɛmliˈɑŋkə/

27

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

dugout, earth-house (shelter or dwelling, especially in some Slavic countries)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian земля́нка (zemljánka).

Inflected Forms

zemlyankas (plural) zemlyanki (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce zemlyanka?: The recorded pronunciation is /zɛmliˈɑŋkə/.
What does zemlyanka mean?: dugout, earth-house (shelter or dwelling, especially in some Slavic countries)
Where does zemlyanka come from?: Borrowed from Russian земля́нка (zemljánka).

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