Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pazuzu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: pazuzu
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

In Assyrian and Babylonian mythology, the king of the demons of the wind, often depicted as a combination of diverse animal and human parts.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒉺𒍪𒍪 (Pazūzu).

Inflected Forms

Fazuzu (alternative) Pazuza (alternative)

Questions

What does pazuzu mean?: In Assyrian and Babylonian mythology, the king of the demons of the wind, often depicted as a combination of diverse animal and human parts.
Where does pazuzu come from?: Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒉺𒍪𒍪 (Pazūzu).

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