Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

okuma

/oʊkjˈumɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
oku-ma
IPA
/oʊkjˈumɚ/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 奥間 (Okuma), 大熊 (Ōkuma) or 大隈 (Ōkuma).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Okumas (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce okuma?
The recorded pronunciation is /oʊkjˈumɚ/.
What does okuma mean?
A surname from Japanese.
Where does okuma come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce okuma

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