Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kalama

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
kala-ma
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Hawaiian.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian Kalama.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Kalamas (plural)

Questions

What does kalama mean?
A surname from Hawaiian.
Where does kalama come from?
Borrowed from Hawaiian Kalama.

How to pronounce kalama

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