Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tbilisi

/təˈbɪ.lɪ.si/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
tbil-isi
IPA
/təˈbɪ.lɪ.si/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of the country of Georgia.

name

The government of Georgia.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Тбили́си (Tbilísi) and Georgian თბილისი (tbilisi), variant of Old Georgian ტფილისი (ṭpilisi), from ტფილი (ṭpili, “warm”) + -ისი (-isi).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: თბილისი, ტფილისი

Derived Forms

Tbilisian Tbilisoba

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Questions

How do you pronounce tbilisi?
The recorded pronunciation is /təˈbɪ.lɪ.si/.
What does tbilisi mean?
The capital city of the country of Georgia.
Where does tbilisi come from?
Borrowed from Russian Тбили́си (Tbilísi) and Georgian თბილისი (tbilisi), variant of Old Georgian ტფილისი (ṭpilisi), from ტფილი (ṭpili, “warm”) + -ისი (-isi).

How to pronounce tbilisi

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