Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kommunalka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kom-mu-nal-ka
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A communal apartment in the former Soviet Union, typically shared by several families. Each family has a room and the kitchen, bathroom, and toilet are shared.

Etymology

From Russian коммуна́лка (kommunálka).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: коммуна́лка

Inflected Forms

kommunalkas (plural)

Questions

What does kommunalka mean?: A communal apartment in the former Soviet Union, typically shared by several families. Each family has a room and the kitchen, bathroom, and toilet are shared.
Where does kommunalka come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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