Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oda

/ˈoʊdə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: oda
IPA: /ˈoʊdə/

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A room within a harem.

name

A female given name in German.

name

A surname from Japanese.

name

Initialism of Open Data-Center Alliance.

name

Initialism of Open Design Alliance.

name

Initialism of Open Document Architecture.

noun

Initialism of official development assistance.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of overseas development assistance.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Japan's initial contribution to Kabul resembled “checkbook diplomacy plus” with a pledge of ODA plus the dispatch of the Maritime SDF to the Indian Ocean. These steps appeared sufficient."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اوطه (oda) (Turkish oda)

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: اوطه, 織田, 小田, 尾田

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

odas (plural) odah (alternative)

Rhymes With

soda yoda pagoda coda rhoda kuroda toda svoboda noda boda toyoda chiyoda

Questions

How do you pronounce oda?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊdə/.
What does oda mean?: A room within a harem.
Where does oda come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce oda

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