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kalas

/kˈɑləz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
kalas
IPA
/kˈɑləz/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

plural of Kala

Etymology

Various origins: * Borrowed from Hungarian Kalász, an ethnic surname for a member of a Turkic people. * Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Kalaš, a patronymic from the personal name Kála. * Borrowed from Polish Kałas.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Kalász, -, Kalaš, Kałas

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Kalases (plural)

Rhymes With

gonzalez koalas halas

Questions

How do you pronounce kalas?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɑləz/.
What does kalas mean?
A surname.
Where does kalas come from?
It is traced to Hungarian.

How to pronounce kalas

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