Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hendy

/hˈɛndi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
hendy
IPA
/hˈɛndi/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete or dialectal form of handy

Obsolete

name

A village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SN5703).

name

A surname from Middle English.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Welsh and cognate with hendref (“winter dwelling”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

more hendy (comparative) most hendy (superlative) Hendee (alternative) Hendys (plural)

Homonyms

hendee

Rhymes With

wendy trendy bendy dendy endy hendee arizmendi melendy

Questions

How do you pronounce hendy?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɛndi/.
What does hendy mean?
Obsolete or dialectal form of handy
Where does hendy come from?
It is traced to Welsh.

How to pronounce hendy

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/hˈɛndi/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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