Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kig

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: kig
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A full-body costume of a cartoon character.

Etymology

Clipping of kigurumi, from Japanese 着ぐるみ (kigurumi), from 着 (gi, “clothes, outfit”) + ぐるみ (-gurumi, all together, inclusive) (referring to the fact that the costume completely encloses the wearer).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 着ぐるみ

Inflected Forms

kigs (plural)

Questions

What does kig mean?: A full-body costume of a cartoon character.
Where does kig come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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