Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salay

/sˈæleɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: salay
IPA: /sˈæleɪ/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Hungarian.

Etymology

Americanized form of Hungarian Szalay.

Origin

Source language: Hungarian

Word Breakdown

Root: Szalay

Inflected Forms

Salays (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce salay?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈæleɪ/.
What does salay mean?: A surname from Hungarian.
Where does salay come from?: It is traced to Hungarian.

How to pronounce salay

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