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ruki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
ru-ki
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sound change that took place in the satem branches of the Indo-European language family, and according to which an original *s changed to *š after the consonants *r, *k, *g, *gʰ and the semi-vowels *w (*u̯) and *y (*i̯).

Uncountable

Etymology

From the sounds (r, u̯, K, i̯) which triggered the change. The law is stated as a mnemonic rule because the word руки (ruki) means “hands” in Russian.

Usage

Questions

What does ruki mean?
A sound change that took place in the satem branches of the Indo-European language family, and according to which an original *s changed to *š after the consonants *r, *k, *g, *gʰ and the semi-vowels *w (*u̯) and *y (*i̯).
Where does ruki come from?
From the sounds (r, u̯, K, i̯) which triggered the change. The law is stated as a mnemonic rule because the word руки (ruki) means “hands” in Russian.

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