Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baboonish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ba-boon-ish
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a baboon.

Etymology

Etymology tree English baboon Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English baboonish From baboon + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more baboonish (comparative) most baboonish (superlative)

Questions

What does baboonish mean?: Like a baboon.
Where does baboonish come from?: Etymology tree English baboon Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English baboonish From baboon + -ish.

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