Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gallu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gal-lu
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A great demon or devil of the ancient Mesopotamian Underworld.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒋼𒇲 (gallûm, “gallu”).

Inflected Forms

gallus (plural) galla (alternative)

Questions

What does gallu mean?: A great demon or devil of the ancient Mesopotamian Underworld.
Where does gallu come from?: Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒋼𒇲 (gallûm, “gallu”).

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