Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sikhye

/ˈʃiːk.jeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sik-hye
IPA: /ˈʃiːk.jeɪ/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sweet beverage made from barley and rice, sometimes served with pine nuts.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"At dessert time, we skipped the red bean and green tea ice creams, ordering instead a sweet drink, sikhye, made with malt flour, rice and sugar."

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 식혜(食醯) (sikhye).

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce sikhye?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃiːk.jeɪ/.
What does sikhye mean?: A sweet beverage made from barley and rice, sometimes served with pine nuts.
Where does sikhye come from?: Borrowed from Korean 식혜(食醯) (sikhye).

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