Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baku

/bɑˈku/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: baku
IPA: /bɑˈku/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

noun

A type of supernatural being said to devour nightmares.

Example Sentences

"COPs have been held in petrostates before. But fossil fuel interests appeared truly unleashed in Baku — potentially emboldened by the imminent arrival of Donald Trump in the White House, a man who has vowed to “drill, baby, drill” and pull the US out of the Paris climate agreement."
"2005, David Booth, Story Drama, 2nd edition, Pembroke Publishers, page 49, The creature explained that he was a baku. A baku eats dreams and nightmares. To a baku, a bad dream is delicious!"
"2008, "Baku", entry in Brenda Rosen, The Mythical Creatures Bible, Octopus Publishing Group, page 113, A person awakening from a nightmare should call three times saying, "Baku, eat my dreams." Thus summoned, the Baku will turn bad omens into good fortune by devouring evil influences."
"Shouting out "Devour my dream, Baku!" is said to bring Baku to a child's side to take away his or her bad dreams. Not only does Baku take the dreams away, but he also leaves good fortune in their place."

Etymology

From Classical Persian بَاکُو (bākū). For further etymology, see Baku on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: بَاکُو, 獏

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /bɑˈku/
British English: /ˈbækuː/

Derived Forms

Bakuvian

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce baku?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɑˈku/.
What does baku mean?: The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Where does baku come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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