Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gunky

/ɡʌŋki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: gunky
IPA: /ɡʌŋki/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

greasy, messy or dirty.

Colloquial

Etymology

Etymology tree English gunk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English gunky From gunk + -y.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

gunkier (comparative) gunkiest (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

gunk

Rhymes With

monkey blue monkey snow monkey chunky junkie clunky hunky spunky punky skunky flunkey dunky

Questions

How do you pronounce gunky?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡʌŋki/.
What does gunky mean?: greasy, messy or dirty.
Where does gunky come from?: Etymology tree English gunk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English gunky From gunk + -y.

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