Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suba

/sˈubə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
su-ba
IPA
/sˈubə/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An indigenous people of Kenya.

name

The Bantu language of this people.

name

A surname.

Etymology

Various origins: * Borrowed from either Hungarian Suba or Czech Šuba. * Borrowed from Cebuano Suba, from suba (“river”).

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Questions

How do you pronounce suba?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈubə/.
What does suba mean?
An indigenous people of Kenya.
Where does suba come from?
It is traced to Hungarian.

How to pronounce suba

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