Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ema

/ˈimə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: ema
IPA: /ˈimə/

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wooden plaque bearing a prayer or wish, left hanging at a Shinto shrine.

noun

Initialism of European Medical Association (association representing Medical Doctors in Europe).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of European Medicines Agency (a European Union agency for the evaluation of medicinal products).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of Excess Milage Allowance.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of exponential moving average.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of economically motivated adulteration.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Derived from Japanese 絵馬 (ema).

Usage

Inflected Forms

EMAs (plural)

Phrases

ema datshi

Frequently Paired Words

ema datshi

Rhymes With

prima hiroshima fukushima schema fema edema jemima emphysema pima sima cima sema

Questions

How do you pronounce ema?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈimə/.
What does ema mean?: A wooden plaque bearing a prayer or wish, left hanging at a Shinto shrine.
Where does ema come from?: Derived from Japanese 絵馬 (ema).

How to pronounce ema

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