Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kvetchy

/ˈkvɛt͡ʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kvetchy
IPA: /ˈkvɛt͡ʃi/

22

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

persistently whining or complaining

Etymology

Etymology tree English kvetch Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English kvetchy From kvetch + -y.

Inflected Forms

kvetchier (comparative) kvetchiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

kvetchily kvetchiness

Rhymes With

sketchy stretchy ecchi techy tetchy vetchy fetchy

Questions

How do you pronounce kvetchy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkvɛt͡ʃi/.
What does kvetchy mean?: persistently whining or complaining
Where does kvetchy come from?: Etymology tree English kvetch Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English kvetchy From kvetch + -y.

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