Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: miya
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese shrine.

Obsolete

name

The Miya people of Lower Assam, Republic of India.

name

A female given name from Japanese.

name

A language spoken in Bauchi State of Nigeria.

Example Sentences

"In the great matsuris or religious festivals […] the Samurais' wives and families may be seen holding these festivals at the miyas where the harlots worship and mixing freely in the crowd amongst them."

Etymology

From Japanese 宮(みや) (miya).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: -, میان

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

miyas (plural)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Miya terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Miya terms

Questions

What does miya mean?: A Japanese shrine.
Where does miya come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce miya

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