Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

begala

/bɛɡˈɑlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
be-gala
IPA
/bɛɡˈɑlə/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Slovak Begala or Polish Biegała, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *běgati.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Begala, Biegała, *běgati

Inflected Forms

Begalas (plural)

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce begala?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɛɡˈɑlə/.
What does begala mean?
A surname.
Where does begala come from?
It is traced to Polish.

How to pronounce begala

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