Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paktia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
pak-tia
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of Afghanistan.

Etymology

From Persian پکتیا (paktiyâ).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does paktia mean?
A province of Afghanistan.
Where does paktia come from?
It is traced to Persian.

How to pronounce paktia

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