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surabaya

/ˌsʊɹəˈbɑjə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
surabaya
IPA
/ˌsʊɹəˈbɑjə/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital and largest city of East Java, Indonesia.

Etymology

From Indonesian Surabaya, from Javanese ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ (surabaya), from ꦱꦸꦫ (sura, “white shark”) + ꦧꦪ (baya, “crocodile”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Surabaya, ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsʊɹəˈbɑjə/
  • British English: /ˌsʊəɹəˈbɑːjə/

Questions

How do you pronounce surabaya?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsʊɹəˈbɑjə/.
What does surabaya mean?
The capital and largest city of East Java, Indonesia.
Where does surabaya come from?
From Indonesian Surabaya, from Javanese ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ (surabaya), from ꦱꦸꦫ (sura, “white shark”) + ꦧꦪ (baya, “crocodile”).

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