Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buley

/bjˈuli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: bu-ley
IPA: /bjˈuli/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Two possible origins: * A variant of the English surnames Beaulieu or Bulley. * An Americanized form of Czech, Polish and Slovak Bulej.

Origin

Source language: Czech

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Bulej

Inflected Forms

Buleys (plural)

Homonyms

bewley

Rhymes With

truly newly julie duly unruly unduly cruelly dooley cooley coolly bernoulli lazuli

Questions

How do you pronounce buley?: The recorded pronunciation is /bjˈuli/.
What does buley mean?: A surname.
Where does buley come from?: It is traced to Czech.

How to pronounce buley

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