Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyla

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: hy-la
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tree frog of the genus Hyla.

noun

Obsolete spelling of hyle.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I lifted one of the skins from the mortar and held it close to the candle. Even I could recognize it as that of the common hyla tree frog."

Etymology

From the genus name Hyla, from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, forest”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

hylas (plural)

Questions

What does hyla mean?: A tree frog of the genus Hyla.
Where does hyla come from?: From the genus name Hyla, from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, forest”).

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