Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kiou

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kiou
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Thence they paſſed into Ruſſia, and made foule hauocke there, deſtroying Kiou, the chiefe Citie."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Polish Kijów. Doublet of Kyiv and Kiev.

Word Breakdown

Root: Kijów

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does kiou mean?: Kyiv
Where does kiou come from?: Borrowed from Middle Polish Kijów. Doublet of Kyiv and Kiev.

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