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kahl

/kˈɑl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
kahl
IPA
/kˈɑl/
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

German surname, from the adjective kahl (“bald”). Also from Kahl am Main in Lower Franconia, itself named after the River Kahl, from Old High German kaldaha (literally “the cold river”), from kalt (“cold”) + aha (“river”). Compare Cale.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Kahls (plural)

Homonyms

kahle

Rhymes With

doll sol jamal tal mahal dahl ahl cabal ya'll coll gaal pall

Questions

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

How to pronounce kahl

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