Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lavta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lav-ta
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plucked string music instrument from Constantinople.

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish lavta, ultimately from Venetan lauto. Doublet of laouto, lute, and oud.

Origin

Source language: Turkish

Word Breakdown

Root: lavta, lauto

Inflected Forms

lavtas (plural)

Questions

What does lavta mean?: A plucked string music instrument from Constantinople.
Where does lavta come from?: It is traced to Turkish.

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