Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

luba

/lˈubə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: lu-ba
IPA: /lˈubə/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Ukrainian [in turn from Slavic].

Canadian usage

name

A member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the southeastern part of Democratic Republic of the Congo.

name

A Bantu language spoken by the Luba people of central Africa; one of the two Bantu languages spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

name

Ellipsis of the Luba Empire and Kingdom of Luba: a historical country in Africa.

name

A town and capital of Bioko Sur, Equatorial Guinea.

Etymology

From Slavic * (English-language female given name found in Canada): From Ukrainian Люба (Ljuba)

Word Breakdown

Root: Luba, Люба

Usage

Canadian usage

Inflected Forms

Lubas (plural)

Phrases

Kingdom of Luba Luba Empire

Synonyms

Baluba Tshiluba tshiluba language luba language chiluba

Rhymes With

cuba scuba yoruba aruba tuba juba yuba tsukuba suba guba chuba duba

Questions

How do you pronounce luba?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈubə/.
What does luba mean?: A female given name from Ukrainian [in turn from Slavic].
Where does luba come from?: From Slavic * (English-language female given name found in Canada): From Ukrainian Люба (Ljuba)

How to pronounce luba

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