Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kari

/ˈkɑː.ɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: kari
IPA: /ˈkɑː.ɹi/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Swedish, of recent usage, equivalent to English Carrie or Cary.

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Etymology

From Norwegian Kari, diminutive of Katrine.

Origin

Source language: Norwegian

Word Breakdown

Root: Kari, करी

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Karis (plural)

Rhymes With

very mary harry marry gary scary larry jerry vary terry perry cherry

Questions

How do you pronounce kari?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑː.ɹi/.
What does kari mean?: A female given name from Swedish, of recent usage, equivalent to English Carrie or Cary.
Where does kari come from?: It is traced to Norwegian.

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