Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leya

/lˈeɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: leya
IPA: /lˈeɪə/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Turkish or Arabic.

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Leya and Arabic لَيْيَا (layyā).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: لَيْيَا

Rhymes With

isaiah freya raya kamehameha kilauea celaya hygeia caya hydeia

Questions

How do you pronounce leya?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈeɪə/.
What does leya mean?: A female given name from Turkish or Arabic.
Where does leya come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce leya

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