Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

selig

/sˈɛlɪɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: selig
IPA: /sˈɛlɪɡ/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German or Yiddish.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Selig and Yiddish זעליג (Zelig).

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: זעליג

Inflected Forms

Seligs (plural)

Derived Forms

Seligson

Questions

How do you pronounce selig?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɛlɪɡ/.
What does selig mean?: A surname from German or Yiddish.
Where does selig come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

How to pronounce selig

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