Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rumi

/ɹuːmiː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: Ru-mi
IPA: /ɹuːmiː/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Latin alphabet or writing system used for Malay and Indonesian.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay Rumi, ultimately derived from Persian رومی (rumi, “Roman”).

Origin

Source language: Persian

Word Breakdown

Root: رومی

Questions

How do you pronounce rumi?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹuːmiː/.
What does rumi mean?: The Latin alphabet or writing system used for Malay and Indonesian.
Where does rumi come from?: It is traced to Persian.

How to pronounce rumi

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