Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

likuta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: liku-ta
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A former unit of currency, one hundredth of a zaïre.

Etymology

From a Bantu language spoken in the Congo region. Compare Lingala li- + -kútá. Perhaps ultimately from Kongo nkúta (“provisions”).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, nkúta

Inflected Forms

makuta (plural)

Questions

What does likuta mean?: A former unit of currency, one hundredth of a zaïre.
Where does likuta come from?: From a Bantu language spoken in the Congo region. Compare Lingala li- + -kútá. Perhaps ultimately from Kongo nkúta (“provisions”).

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