Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

berkut

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: berkut
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of golden eagle.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бе́ркут (bérkut), itself a Turkic borrowing; ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bürküt.

Word Breakdown

Root: *bürküt

Inflected Forms

berkuts (plural)

Synonyms

golden eagle

Questions

What does berkut mean?: Synonym of golden eagle.
Where does berkut come from?: Borrowed from Russian бе́ркут (bérkut), itself a Turkic borrowing; ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bürküt.

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