Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

night hag

/naɪt hæɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
night hag
IPA
/naɪt hæɡ/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a demon that gives rise to sleep paralysis

Etymology

night + hag

Inflected Forms

night hags (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce night hag?
The recorded pronunciation is /naɪt hæɡ/.
What does night hag mean?
a demon that gives rise to sleep paralysis
Where does night hag come from?
night + hag

How to pronounce night hag

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