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kochi

/ˈkoʊtʃi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
kochi
IPA
/ˈkoʊtʃi/
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.

Uncountable

name

A prefecture of Japan.

Uncountable

name

A surname from Japanese.

name

A city in Kerala, in southwestern India.

Uncountable

noun

A member of a nomadic pastoral group of primarily Ghilji Pashtun people.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 高(こう)知(ち) (Kōchi).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 幸地, 高地

Usage

Inflected Forms

Kōchi (alternative) Kochis (plural) Cochin (alternative) Cochi (alternative) Kochin (alternative) Kuchi (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce kochi?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkoʊtʃi/.
What does kochi mean?
The capital city of Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.
Where does kochi come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce kochi

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