Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pobby

/ˈpɒbi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pob-by
IPA: /ˈpɒbi/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

pulpy, swollen.

Example Sentences

"There are, in India, ghosts who take the form of fat, cold, pobby corpses, and hide in trees near the roadside till a traveller passes."

Etymology

From *pob [Term?] + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: -y

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈpɒbi/

Inflected Forms

more pobby (comparative) most pobby (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce pobby?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɒbi/.
What does pobby mean?: pulpy, swollen.
Where does pobby come from?: From *pob [Term?] + -y.

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