Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

konaki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kon-a-ki
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shrine for the Anastenaria.

noun

Alternative form of koneke.

Example Sentences

"At about six the firewalkers met in the house of their leader, in the konaki, the room where the Saints' holy icons hang throughout the year, to be taken out for the festival."
"The Anastenarides gather at the konaki early on the eve of May 21."
"Early on the evening of May 20 the only people at the new konaki were Mihalis, some officers of the Folklore Society, and a few older women."
"By 5:30 pm the konaki is already crowded."
"Designed to give a lighter draught and at the same time be of more general use, the konaki has replaced the ordinary farm sledge on many farms in Taranaki."
"The more common practice is to scrape the solid manure into a konaki, a walled sledge or cart, and allow the liquid to discharge into a drain."

Etymology

From Greek κονάκι (konáki, “residence, palace”), from Turkish konak (“residence, mansion”).

Origin

Source language: Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κονάκι, konak

Inflected Forms

konakis (plural) koneke (plural)

Questions

What does konaki mean?: A shrine for the Anastenaria.
Where does konaki come from?: It is traced to Greek.

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