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kafka

/ˈkɑfkɑ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
Kaf-ka
IPA
/ˈkɑfkɑ/
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

name

Franz Kafka (1883–1924), a German-language writer from Prague.

Etymology

From German Kafka, from Czech German Kavka (“jackdaw”), from either Upper Sorbian or Lower Sorbian, which are ultimately from the Proto-Slavic *kavъka, imitating the call of a jackdaw. Compare Polish kawka, Czech kavka, Slovene kávka, all meaning “jackdaw”.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Kafka, -, *kavъka

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɑfkɑ/
  • British English: /ˈkæfkə/

Derived Forms

Kafkaesque Kafkaish Kafkaism Kafkan Kafkatrap Kafkian

Questions

How do you pronounce kafka?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑfkɑ/.
What does kafka mean?
A surname from German.
Where does kafka come from?
It is traced to German.

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