Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baikonur

/ˌbaɪkəˈnʊɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: baikonur
IPA: /ˌbaɪkəˈnʊɚ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.

Etymology

From Kazakh Байқоңыр (Bayqoŋır, literally “wealthy brown”), i.e. “fertile land with many plants”.

Word Breakdown

Root: Байқоңыр

Synonyms

Leninsk Tyuratam Zvezdograd

Questions

How do you pronounce baikonur?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbaɪkəˈnʊɚ/.
What does baikonur mean?: A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.
Where does baikonur come from?: From Kazakh Байқоңыр (Bayqoŋır, literally “wealthy brown”), i.e. “fertile land with many plants”.

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