Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lish

/lˈɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: lish
IPA: /lˈɪʃ/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

noun

A hybrid variety of English having a name that is derived from a portmanteau of the name of one language and the word English, such as Chinglish (Chinese + English), Spanglish (Spanish + English), Taglish (Tagalog + English), etc.

adj

active; nimble; lithe.

Example Sentences

"Similarly, little attention, if any, has been paid to the etymology of “lishes”, including questions of how the terms have been formed from their two base forms, or if the terms were originally formed in English or other languages."

Etymology

Apheresis of English.

Inflected Forms

Lishes (plural)

Rhymes With

wish fish dish ish trish swish phish mish bish tish gish kish

Questions

How do you pronounce lish?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈɪʃ/.
What does lish mean?: A surname.
Where does lish come from?: Apheresis of English.

How to pronounce lish

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