Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kolek

/kˈoʊlɛk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kolek
IPA: /kˈoʊlɛk/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of kolae.

name

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech Kolek, Polish Kolek, or Polish Kołek, all pet forms of Mikołaj. The Polish surname is also derived from kołek (“peg”).

Origin

Source language: Czech

Word Breakdown

Root: Kolek, Kołek

Inflected Forms

koleks (plural)

Rhymes With

maciolek

Questions

How do you pronounce kolek?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈoʊlɛk/.
What does kolek mean?: Alternative form of kolae.
Where does kolek come from?: It is traced to Czech.

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