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frunze

/ˈfɹun.zə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
Frun-ze
IPA
/ˈfɹun.zə/
18
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Фру́нзе (Frúnze); cognate with Romanian Frunză. From 1926–1991, the city was named after the Bolshevik military leader Mikhail Frunze, who was born here.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfɹun.zə/
  • British English: /ˈfɹuːn.zə/

Rhymes With

ones runs guns sons tons one's tonnes suns nuns buns puns reruns

Questions

How do you pronounce frunze?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹun.zə/.
What does frunze mean?
Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan.
Where does frunze come from?
Borrowed from Russian Фру́нзе (Frúnze); cognate with Romanian Frunză. From 1926–1991, the city was named after the Bolshevik military leader Mikhail Frunze, who was born here.

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