Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ipoh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
ipoh
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of the state of Perak, Malaysia.

Etymology

From Malay Ipoh, from ipuh (“upas (a tree local to Ipoh)”).

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does ipoh mean?
The capital city of the state of Perak, Malaysia.
Where does ipoh come from?
From Malay Ipoh, from ipuh (“upas (a tree local to Ipoh)”).

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