Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

booky

/ˈbʊki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
booky
IPA
/ˈbʊki/
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bookish.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English booky From book + -y.

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How do you pronounce booky?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʊki/.
What does booky mean?
Bookish.
Where does booky come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English booky From book + -y.

How to pronounce booky

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