Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

komboskini

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kom-boski-ni
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rope of usually 33, 50 or 100 knots, used in meditative prayer in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic tradition, to count one's recitations of the Jesus Prayer.

Etymology

From Greek κομποσκοίνι (komposkoíni, “prayer rope”).

Origin

Source language: Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κομποσκοίνι

Synonyms

chotki prayer rope

Questions

What does komboskini mean?: A rope of usually 33, 50 or 100 knots, used in meditative prayer in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic tradition, to count one's recitations of the Jesus Prayer.
Where does komboskini come from?: It is traced to Greek.

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