Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kabaka

/kəˈbɑːkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: kaba-ka
IPA: /kəˈbɑːkə/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The title of the king of Buganda.

Example Sentences

"In the end, Buganda's identification between Crown and Church was so great that when in 1953 the British Governor of Uganda exiled the Kabaka of Buganda for political reasons, the Mothers' Union of the Anglican Church was loud among the chorus of furious protest."

Etymology

Borrowed from Luganda akabaka.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /kəˈbɑːkə/

Inflected Forms

kabakas (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce kabaka?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈbɑːkə/.
What does kabaka mean?: The title of the king of Buganda.
Where does kabaka come from?: Borrowed from Luganda akabaka.

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