Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kivi

/kˈɪvi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: kivi
IPA: /kˈɪvi/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Finnic *kivi Estonian kivi Estonian Kivibor. Proto-Finnic *kivi Finnish kivi Finnish Kivibor. English Kivi Borrowed from Estonian and Finnish Kivi.

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Kivi

Inflected Forms

Kivis (plural)

Rhymes With

privy spivey divvy

Questions

How do you pronounce kivi?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɪvi/.
What does kivi mean?: A surname.
Where does kivi come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Finnic *kivi Estonian kivi Estonian Kivibor. Proto-Finnic *kivi Finnish kivi Finnish Kivibor. English Kivi Borrowed from Estonian and Finnish Kivi.

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