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zelkova

/ˈzɛlkəvə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
zelko-va
IPA
/ˈzɛlkəvə/
23
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of tree in the elm family (genus Zelkova).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From New Latin (genus name) from Russian дзе́льква (dzélʹkva, “tree, wood”), from Georgian ძელქვა (ʒelkva), from Old Georgian ძელქვაჲ (ʒelkvay), from ძელი (ʒeli, “beam”) + ქვაჲ (kvay, “stone”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, дзе́льква, ძელქვა, ძელქვაჲ

Inflected Forms

zelkovas (plural) zelcova (alternative) zelcoua (alternative)

Phrases

Caucasian zelkova Chinese zelkova Cretan zelkova cut-leafed zelkova Japanese zelkova saw-leaf zelkova Schneider's zelkova Sicilian zelkova

Frequently Paired Words

elm

Synonyms

Caucasian elm Japanese elm keaki keyaki kiaki

Questions

How do you pronounce zelkova?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzɛlkəvə/.
What does zelkova mean?
A kind of tree in the elm family (genus Zelkova).
Where does zelkova come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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