Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

khiva

/ˈkiːvə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: khi-va
IPA: /ˈkiːvə/

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small historical town in present-day Uzbekistan, former capital of Khwarazm, and a former khanate.

Example Sentences

"It now occurred to him that possession of Khiva, which lay midway between his own frontiers and those of India, would provide him with the staging point he needed in the region."

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Хива́ (Xivá).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: Хива́

Derived Forms

Khivan

Homonyms

kiva

Questions

How do you pronounce khiva?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkiːvə/.
What does khiva mean?: A small historical town in present-day Uzbekistan, former capital of Khwarazm, and a former khanate.
Where does khiva come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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