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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

okayama

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
okaya-ma
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A prefecture of Japan.

Uncountable

name

The capital city of Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

Uncountable

name

A surname from Japanese.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 岡山(おかやま) (Okayama).

Usage

Questions

What does okayama mean?
A prefecture of Japan.
Where does okayama come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 岡山(おかやま) (Okayama).

How to pronounce okayama

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