Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daly

/ˈdeɪli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: daly
IPA: /ˈdeɪli/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable

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A language family in Australia

Countable; Uncountable

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Countable; Uncountable

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Countable; Uncountable

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Countable; Uncountable

noun

Acronym of disability-adjusted life year.

Etymology

(surname): Anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Dálaigh, from dálach (“frequenting meetings”). Compare dáil.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

Dalys (plural) Dailey (alternative) Daley (alternative)

Phrases

Daly City Daly River Victoria Daly quality-adjusted life year

Frequently Paired Words

quality-adjusted life year

Homonyms

dally daily daley

Rhymes With

daily israeli bailey haley hayley daley hailey ukulele bayley aly baillie paley

Questions

How do you pronounce daly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdeɪli/.
What does daly mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does daly come from?: It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce daly

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