Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mish

/mˈɪʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
mish
IPA
/mˈɪʃ/
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of mission

British usage; Countable; Slang

noun

Clipping of missionary (sex position)

Slang; Uncountable

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

* Shortened from Michael (Male). * Shortened from Michel (Male). * Shortened from Michelle (Female). These names originally a variant of Hebrew: מי כאל (Michael). In Hebrew pronounce as (Miha'el), and short version is מי כ (Miha). But in other countries, due to dialect, the short version began to be pronounced as (Misha), and so a shorter version appeared as (Mish).

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Questions

How do you pronounce mish?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪʃ/.
What does mish mean?
Clipping of mission
Where does mish come from?
* Shortened from Michael (Male). * Shortened from Michel (Male). * Shortened from Michelle (Female). These names originally a variant of Hebrew: מי כאל (Michael). In Hebrew pronounce as (Miha'el), and short version is מי כ (Miha). But in other countries, due to dialect, the short version began to be pronounced as (Misha), and so a shorter version appeared as (Mish).

How to pronounce mish

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