Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lamma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
lam-ma
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From Cantonese 南丫 (naam⁴ aa¹).

Word Breakdown

Phrases

East Lamma Channel Lamma Island Lamma North Lamma South North Lamma South Lamma West Lamma Channel

Synonyms

Questions

What does lamma mean?
Synonym of Lamma Island.
Where does lamma come from?
From Cantonese 南丫 (naam⁴ aa¹).

How to pronounce lamma

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