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oyama

/oʊjˈɑmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
oya-ma
IPA
/oʊjˈɑmə/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 小山 (Oyama), 尾山 (Oyama) or 大山 (Ōyama).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Oyamas (plural)

Rhymes With

obama drama mama lama momma mamma osama comma sama rama yokohama llama

Questions

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

How to pronounce oyama

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