Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

khashoggi

/kəʃˈɑdʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: khashog-gi
IPA: /kəʃˈɑdʒi/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Arabic surname خَاشُقْجِي (ḵāšuqjī).

Example Sentences

"Jamal Khashoggi, 1958-2018"

Etymology

From Arabic خَاشُقْجِي (ḵāšuqjī), from Ottoman Turkish قاشیقجی (kaşıkcı, “spoon-maker”) (Turkish kaşıkçı).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: خَاشُقْجِي, قاشیقجی

Inflected Forms

Khashoggis (plural) Khashuqji (alternative) Khāshuqjī (alternative)

Rhymes With

kaji stodgy poggi

Questions

How do you pronounce khashoggi?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəʃˈɑdʒi/.
What does khashoggi mean?: A transliteration of the Arabic surname خَاشُقْجِي (ḵāšuqjī).
Where does khashoggi come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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