Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kamehameha

/kəmˈeɪəmˈeɪə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: kame-hame-ha
IPA: /kəmˈeɪəmˈeɪə/

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Hawaiian, of historical usage, borne by several kings of Hawaii, most notably Kamehameha I.

Etymology

From Hawaiian Kamehameha, itself a compound of ka (“the”, definite article) + mehameha (“lonely, solitary, silent”, with an emphasis on notions of taboo in the holy sense).

Word Breakdown

Root: Kamehameha

Phrases

Kamehameha butterfly Kamehameha Day

Rhymes With

isaiah freya raya kilauea celaya leya hygeia caya hydeia

Questions

How do you pronounce kamehameha?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəmˈeɪəmˈeɪə/.
What does kamehameha mean?: A male given name from Hawaiian, of historical usage, borne by several kings of Hawaii, most notably Kamehameha I.
Where does kamehameha come from?: From Hawaiian Kamehameha, itself a compound of ka (“the”, definite article) + mehameha (“lonely, solitary, silent”, with an emphasis on notions of taboo in the holy sense).

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