Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bodrum

/ˈbəʊdɹʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: bo-drum
IPA: /ˈbəʊdɹʊm/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A port city in Muğla Province, in southwestern Turkey.

Etymology

From Turkish Bodrum, from Ottoman Turkish بودروم (Bodrum), from Latin Petronium. Doublet of Petronium.

Origin

Source language: Turkish

Word Breakdown

Root: Bodrum, بودروم⁩, Petronium

Synonyms

Halicarnassus

Questions

How do you pronounce bodrum?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbəʊdɹʊm/.
What does bodrum mean?: A port city in Muğla Province, in southwestern Turkey.
Where does bodrum come from?: It is traced to Turkish.

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