Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mwangi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
mwan-gi
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Kikuyu.

Etymology

Borrowed from Kikuyu Mwangi. This is the third most common surname in Kenya.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Mwangis (plural)

Questions

What does mwangi mean?
A surname from Kikuyu.
Where does mwangi come from?
Borrowed from Kikuyu Mwangi. This is the third most common surname in Kenya.

How to pronounce mwangi

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
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