Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

luka

/lˈukə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: lu-ka
IPA: /lˈukə/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from the Slavic languages, of modern usage.

name

A transliteration of the Macedonian, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Лука́ (Luká).

Example Sentences

"My name is Luka / I live on the second floor / I live upstairs from you / Yes I think you've seen me before"
"The trailer for the documentary about killer Luka Magnotta doesn’t show anything graphic, but it contains clips of him handling kittens. The trailer goes on to explain that Magnotta gruesomely abuses these kittens."

Etymology

From the common Slavic (Macedonian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, and Ukrainian, etc) male given name Luka and from Macedonian, Russian, and Ukrainian Лука́ (Luká), all cognates of English Luke and Lucas.

Word Breakdown

Root: Лука́

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Phrases

Banja Luka

Frequently Paired Words

Luca Banja Luka

Homonyms

lucca

Rhymes With

luca lucca bazooka paducah deluca otsuka shizuka sambuca duca stuka molucca maruca

Questions

How do you pronounce luka?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈukə/.
What does luka mean?: A male given name from the Slavic languages, of modern usage.
Where does luka come from?: From the common Slavic (Macedonian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, and Ukrainian, etc) male given name Luka and from Macedonian, Russian, and Ukrainian Лука́ (Luká), all cognates of English Luke and Lucas.

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