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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loh

/lˈoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
loh
IPA
/lˈoʊ/
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

noun

Acronym of light observation helicopter.

American usage

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese, including * 羅／罗 (Mandarin: Luó; Cantonese: lo⁴; Hakka: Lò; Hokkien: Lô; Teochew: lo5), * 盧／卢 (Cantonese: lou⁴; Teochew: lou5), * Wu 陸／陆 (8loq), * 駱／骆 (Mandarin: Luò; Hokkien: Lo̍h), etc.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Lohs (plural)

Synonyms

loach

Homonyms

loach loe

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce loh?
The recorded pronunciation is /lˈoʊ/.
What does loh mean?
A surname.
Where does loh come from?
It is traced to Chinese.

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