Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kolyma

/kəlɪˈma/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: koly-ma
IPA: /kəlɪˈma/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An area in the far north-eastern region of Russia; location of Stalinist slave labour camps in the 1930s to 1950s.

name

A river in the far north-eastern area of Russia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Колыма́ f (Kolymá).

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

How do you pronounce kolyma?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəlɪˈma/.
What does kolyma mean?: An area in the far north-eastern region of Russia; location of Stalinist slave labour camps in the 1930s to 1950s.
Where does kolyma come from?: Borrowed from Russian Колыма́ f (Kolymá).

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