Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

popil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
popil
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Ukrainian попіл (popil) or Carpathian Rusyn попіль (popilʹ); ultimately from Proto-Slavic *popelъ (“ash”). Doublet of Popiel.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: попіл, попіль, *popelъ

Inflected Forms

Popils (plural)

Questions

What does popil mean?
A surname.
Where does popil come from?
From Ukrainian попіл (popil) or Carpathian Rusyn попіль (popilʹ); ultimately from Proto-Slavic *popelъ (“ash”). Doublet of Popiel.

How to pronounce popil

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