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malia

/məˈliː.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
malia
IPA
/məˈliː.ə/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A passerine bird endemic to Sulawesi, of species Malia grata.

name

A female given name from Hawaiian.

name

A coastal town in Crete, Greece.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian Malia (“Mary”) and in some cases from Mālia (“calm”).

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

Mallia

Rhymes With

somalia scalia olea mallia azalia petralia

Questions

How do you pronounce malia?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈliː.ə/.
What does malia mean?
A passerine bird endemic to Sulawesi, of species Malia grata.
Where does malia come from?
Borrowed from Hawaiian Malia (“Mary”) and in some cases from Mālia (“calm”).

How to pronounce malia

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