Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

body

/ˈbɑdi/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.40 in modern English

Syllables
bo-dy
IPA
/ˈbɑdi/
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Physical frame.

Countable

noun

Physical frame.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Physical frame.

Countable

noun

Physical frame.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

noun

Physical frame.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Physical frame.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Main section.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Main section.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- Proto-West Germanic *bodag Old English bodiġ Middle English bodi English body From Middle English body, bodi, bodiȝ, from Old English bodiġ, bodeġ (“body, trunk, chest, torso, height, stature”), from Proto-West Germanic *bodag (“body, trunk”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to be awake, observe”). Cognate with Old High German botah (“body, corpse, trunk, torso”) (whence Swabian Bottich (“body, torso”), Bavarian Bottich (“body, torso, carcass; lower part of a shirt or jacket”)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: body, bodiġ, *bodag, *bʰewdʰ-, bode, -

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbɑdi/
  • British English: /ˈbɒdi/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine, People.

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Questions

How do you pronounce body?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɑdi/.
What does body mean?
Physical frame.
Where does body come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce body

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