Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

konak

/kəʊˈnɑːk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: kon-ak
IPA: /kəʊˈnɑːk/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A palace or other large official residence in Turkey or the Ottoman Empire.

Example Sentences

"It was a small pretty town with four minarets and one campanile and the Pasha's konak sprawling across the foothills."

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قوناق (konak, “mansion, station, inn”).

Word Breakdown

Root: قوناق

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /kəʊˈnɑːk/

Inflected Forms

konaks (plural)

Rhymes With

park dark iraq marc jacques plaque bach mach lakh slovak dak kazakh

Questions

How do you pronounce konak?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəʊˈnɑːk/.
What does konak mean?: A palace or other large official residence in Turkey or the Ottoman Empire.
Where does konak come from?: From Ottoman Turkish قوناق (konak, “mansion, station, inn”).

How to pronounce konak

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