Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lekane

/ˈlɛkəni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lekane
IPA: /ˈlɛkəni/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Ancient Greek bowl or basin with horizontal handles.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λεκάνη (lekánē).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: λεκάνη

Inflected Forms

lekanes (plural) lekanai (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce lekane?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛkəni/.
What does lekane mean?: An Ancient Greek bowl or basin with horizontal handles.
Where does lekane come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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