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mengistu

/mˌɛŋɡˈistu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
mengis-tu
IPA
/mˌɛŋɡˈistu/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Amharic.

Etymology

Borrowed from the Amharic personal name መንግስቱ (Mengistu).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Mengistus (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce mengistu?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˌɛŋɡˈistu/.
What does mengistu mean?
A surname from Amharic.
Where does mengistu come from?
Borrowed from the Amharic personal name መንግስቱ (Mengistu).

How to pronounce mengistu

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