Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kira

/kiːrə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
ki-ra
IPA
/kiːrə/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Persian or Irish.

noun

An ankle-length dress traditionally worn by women in Bhutan.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Variant of Kyra or borrowed from Russian Ки́ра (Kíra), ultimately from Persian کوروش (Kūrūš). Also used as a respelling of Ciara, from Irish [Term?].

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

kiras (plural)

Derived Forms

Scira

Rhymes With

vierra

Questions

How do you pronounce kira?
The recorded pronunciation is /kiːrə/.
What does kira mean?
A female given name from Persian or Irish.
Where does kira come from?
It is traced to Persian.

How to pronounce kira

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