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genghis

/ˈɡɛŋɡɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
genghis
IPA
/ˈɡɛŋɡɪs/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Genghis Khan.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Genghis, from Mongolian ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ (činggis) / Чингис (Čingis)

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ

Inflected Forms

Gengis (alternative, obsolete) Zingis (alternative, obsolete) Zenghis (alternative, obsolete) Chinggis (alternative) Chingiz (alternative) Chinghis (alternative) Chingis (alternative)

Derived Forms

Genghisid

Questions

How do you pronounce genghis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɛŋɡɪs/.
What does genghis mean?
Genghis Khan.
Where does genghis come from?
Borrowed from Italian Genghis, from Mongolian ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ (činggis) / Чингис (Čingis)

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