Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

solak

/sˈoʊlək/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
so-lak
IPA
/sˈoʊlək/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Various origins: * Borrowed from Turkish Solak, from solak (“left-handed”). * Borrowed from Polish Solak, a metonymic occupational surname for a seller or producer of salt, from sól (“salt”). * Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Šolak.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Solak, Šolak

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Questions

How do you pronounce solak?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈoʊlək/.
What does solak mean?
A surname.
Where does solak come from?
It is traced to Turkish.

How to pronounce solak

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “solak”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/sˈoʊlək/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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