Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kayah

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: kayah
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of any of a number of Karenic ethnolinguistic groups in Myanmar (Burma), primarily in Kayah State

name

Synonym of Karenni (“language”).

Etymology

From Burmese ကယား (ka.ya:).

Word Breakdown

Root: ကယား

Inflected Forms

Kayahs (plural)

Synonyms

Karenni

Questions

What does kayah mean?: A member of any of a number of Karenic ethnolinguistic groups in Myanmar (Burma), primarily in Kayah State
Where does kayah come from?: From Burmese ကယား (ka.ya:).

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