Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hoolock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hoolock
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the large gibbons of genus Hoolock of the family Hylobatidae.

Etymology

Borrowed from Assamese হলৌ (holou) or a kindred Eastern Indo-Aryan language.

Word Breakdown

Root: হলৌ

Inflected Forms

hoolocks (plural) hoolock gibbon (alternative)

Phrases

western hoolock eastern hoolock Skywalker hoolock

Synonyms

langur

Questions

What does hoolock mean?: Any of the large gibbons of genus Hoolock of the family Hylobatidae.
Where does hoolock come from?: Borrowed from Assamese হলৌ (holou) or a kindred Eastern Indo-Aryan language.

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