Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

akuma

/əˈkuːmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: aku-ma
IPA: /əˈkuːmə/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese demon.

Example Sentences

"A black cloud seeped out of the crack of the egg and spread throughout the room. It wrapped its sinister tentacles around all but the bunny. "I already have a name I'm very fond of, thank you," a voice boomed. "A-a-akuma!" Hito spun back against the earthen walls in fear. "An akuma! It's come to steal our souls!""
"“I cannot kill an akuma! I am not a trained warrior.” Akuyaka shook his head as he cocked it. “Are you kidding me? Did Eyoroko teach you anything about your powers? Did your mother leave out all your family history?""
"One bite carried a disease that would turn a person into an Akuma. With sickening awareness, I watched hundreds of them swarm a guard, biting him repeatedly."

Etymology

From Japanese 悪魔, from Middle Chinese 惡魔 (MC 'ak ma, literally “bad, evil + demon”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 悪魔, -

Inflected Forms

akumas (plural)

Rhymes With

puma montezuma satsuma pneuma struma

Questions

How do you pronounce akuma?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkuːmə/.
What does akuma mean?: A Japanese demon.
Where does akuma come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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