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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gaya

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
gaya
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Korean confederacy of territorial polities in the Nakdong River basin of southern Korea, growing out of the Byeonhan confederacy of the Samhan period.

name

The presumed language of the Gaya confederacy.

name

A city and district of Bihar, India.

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 가야 (gaya).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 가야, गया

Inflected Forms

Kaya (alternative)

Phrases

Bodh Gaya

Questions

What does gaya mean?
A Korean confederacy of territorial polities in the Nakdong River basin of southern Korea, growing out of the Byeonhan confederacy of the Samhan period.
Where does gaya come from?
It is traced to Korean.

How to pronounce gaya

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