Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heyoka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: heyoka
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sacred jester and contrarian in the culture of the Lakota people.

Etymology

Borrowed from Lakota heyókȟa.

Inflected Forms

heyokas (plural) heyokha (alternative) haokah (alternative)

Questions

What does heyoka mean?: A sacred jester and contrarian in the culture of the Lakota people.
Where does heyoka come from?: Borrowed from Lakota heyókȟa.

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