Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miyako

/mˈiˌʌkˌoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: miyako
IPA: /mˈiˌʌkˌoʊ/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A group of islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It lies a few hundred kilometres east of Taipei, Taiwan.

name

The Miyako language of the island, one of several Ryūkyūan languages.

name

A city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded in February of 1941.

name

A female given name from Japanese.

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

From Japanese 宮古島 (miyako-jima).

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Miyako terms mvi ⁠

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Miyako terms mvi ⁠

Questions

How do you pronounce miyako?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈiˌʌkˌoʊ/.
What does miyako mean?: A group of islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It lies a few hundred kilometres east of Taipei, Taiwan.
Where does miyako come from?: From Japanese 宮古島 (miyako-jima).

How to pronounce miyako

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