Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

klim

/klˈɪm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: klim
IPA: /klˈɪm/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Кли́м (Klím).

name

Etymology

* As a Polish and Lower Sorbian surname, from the personal name Kliment, from Latin Clemens. Compare Clement. * As a German surname, from Klemme (“to press, clamp”) and klimmen (“to climb”).

Origin

Source language: Polish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Clemens

Inflected Forms

Klims (plural)

Rhymes With

him im jim kim tim gym swim slim trim rim sim limb

Questions

How do you pronounce klim?: The recorded pronunciation is /klˈɪm/.
What does klim mean?: A transliteration of the Russian male given name Кли́м (Klím).
Where does klim come from?: It is traced to Polish.

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