Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leshy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leshy
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A male woodland spirit in Slavic mythology who protects wild animals and forests.

Etymology

From Russian ле́ший (léšij).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: ле́ший

Inflected Forms

leshies (plural)

Questions

What does leshy mean?: A male woodland spirit in Slavic mythology who protects wild animals and forests.
Where does leshy come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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