Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orly

/ˈɔɹ.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables
or-ly
IPA
/ˈɔɹ.li/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Paris-Orly Airport.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Orly, from Latin Aureliacum.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Orly, Aureliacum

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɔɹ.li/
  • British English: /ˈɔː.liː/

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce orly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔɹ.li/.
What does orly mean?
A city and commune of the department of Val-de-Marne, region of Île-de-France, France.
Where does orly come from?
It is traced to French.

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