Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orankay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: orankay
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In the Malay Archipelago, a person of distinction, a chief or noble.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Malay orang kaya.

Word Breakdown

Root: orang kaya

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

orankays (plural) orancaya (alternative)

Questions

What does orankay mean?: In the Malay Archipelago, a person of distinction, a chief or noble.
Where does orankay come from?: From Malay orang kaya.

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