Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lake tai

/leɪk ˈtaɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
lake -tai
IPA
/leɪk ˈtaɪ/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Etymology

Partial calque from Mandarin 太湖 (Tài Hú, “the Great Lake”).

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Questions

How do you pronounce lake tai?
The recorded pronunciation is /leɪk ˈtaɪ/.
What does lake tai mean?
a large freshwater lake west of Shanghai in eastern China
Where does lake tai come from?
Partial calque from Mandarin 太湖 (Tài Hú, “the Great Lake”).

How to pronounce lake tai

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