Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jaagsiekte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jaagsiek-te
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

pulmonary adenomatosis of sheep or goats

Uncountable

Etymology

From Afrikaans jaagsiekte (“chasing sickness”), because affected animals appear out of breath.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: jaagsiekte

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does jaagsiekte mean?: pulmonary adenomatosis of sheep or goats
Where does jaagsiekte come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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