Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

belah

/ˈbiːlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: be-lah
IPA: /ˈbiːlə/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

name

A river in Cumbria, England, which joins the River Eden, and was formerly crossed by the Belah Viaduct.

name

A suburb of Carlisle, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3957).

Etymology

Borrowed from Wiradjuri.

Inflected Forms

-s (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce belah?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbiːlə/.
What does belah mean?: beefwood
Where does belah come from?: Borrowed from Wiradjuri.

How to pronounce belah

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