Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mbila

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mbi-la
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Southern Africa, an instrument similar to the xylophone, played by striking the bars with mallets.

noun

The mbira or thumb piano.

Inflected Forms

mbilas (plural)

Questions

What does mbila mean?: In Southern Africa, an instrument similar to the xylophone, played by striking the bars with mallets.

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