Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shiba

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
shi-ba
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ellipsis of Shiba Inu.

name

An area of Minato, Tokyo prefecture, Japan.

noun

Ellipsis of Shiba Inu.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 芝 (Shiba).

Origin

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does shiba mean?
Ellipsis of Shiba Inu.
Where does shiba come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce shiba

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