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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pia

/pˈiə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
pia
IPA
/pˈiə/
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Proto-Indo-Aryan.

noun

Initialism of porcine intestinal adenomatosis.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of personal injury accident.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of pain in the ass.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of penis in anus.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of privacy impact assessment.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The pia mater, the innermost of the meninges that protect the brain and spinal cord.

noun

Polynesian arrowroot (Tacca leontopetaloides), whose fleshy tubers yield arrowroot starch.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀambia Proto-Oceanic *ʀabia Proto-Polynesian *pia Hawaiian piabor. English pia Borrowed from Hawaiian pia.

Usage

Inflected Forms

PIAs (plural)

Derived Forms

pial

Phrases

Pia carry

Synonyms

indian arrowroot tacca leontopetaloides tacca pinnatifida

Rhymes With

idea korea maria garcia mia sofia ia sophia diarrhea ikea shia leah

Questions

How do you pronounce pia?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈiə/.
What does pia mean?
Initialism of Proto-Indo-Aryan.
Where does pia come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀambia Proto-Oceanic *ʀabia Proto-Polynesian *pia Hawaiian piabor. English pia Borrowed from Hawaiian pia.

How to pronounce pia

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