Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dizi

/ˈdiːdzə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: dizi
IPA: /ˈdiːdzə/

14

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A transverse flute with a buzzing membrane used in Chinese music, usually made of bamboo.

name

A district (woreda) in southern Ethiopia.

name

Dizin, a language of southern Ethiopia.

noun

An ethnic group of southern Ethiopia.

name

Dizicheh, a small city in Iran.

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 笛子 (dízi).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 笛子

Inflected Forms

dizis (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce dizi?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdiːdzə/.
What does dizi mean?: A transverse flute with a buzzing membrane used in Chinese music, usually made of bamboo.
Where does dizi come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 笛子 (dízi).

How to pronounce dizi

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