Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kaul festival

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: kaul fes-ti-val
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An annual festival celebrated by the Melanaus in Sarawak, Malaysia where items are placed at a decorated pipe near the river (Seraheng) to drive out evil spirits.

Etymology

Calque of Malay pesta Kaul.

Inflected Forms

Kaul festivals (plural)

Questions

What does kaul festival mean?: An annual festival celebrated by the Melanaus in Sarawak, Malaysia where items are placed at a decorated pipe near the river (Seraheng) to drive out evil spirits.
Where does kaul festival come from?: Calque of Malay pesta Kaul.

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