Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nishi

/nˈiʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
nishi
IPA
/nˈiʃi/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the left-hand (less prestigious) side of the banzuke (番付, “ranking list”)

noun

a rikishi (力士, “sumo wrestler”) listed on the left side of the banzuke

noun

the western side of the ring

name

A Sino-Tibetan language of the Tani branch.

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Japanese 西 (nishi, “west”), from the way the western or left side of the sumo ranking list is considered less prestigious, by analogy with the setting sun as opposed to the rising sun.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Nishis (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

higashi

Rhymes With

mitsubishi vichy kishi oishi onishi

Questions

How do you pronounce nishi?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈiʃi/.
What does nishi mean?
the left-hand (less prestigious) side of the banzuke (番付, “ranking list”)
Where does nishi come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce nishi

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