Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toi

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: toi
IPA

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Icetime; Abbreviation of time on ice.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of TESS object of interest.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Initialism of The Times of India, an Indian newspaper.

name

A male given name from the Polynesian languages.

New Zealand usage

name

A male given name from the Polynesian languages.

American usage

name

A female given name from Louisiana Creole.

Example Sentences

"TOI correspondent from Washington: The question from the Republican senator to President Trump's trade czar at a Congressional hearing on Tuesday was illustrative of the growing panic in MAGAsphere over President Trump's tariff gambit: "Whose throat do I get to choke if this proves to be wrong?""

Etymology

From Māori Toi, Samoan Toi, and other Polynesian languages.

Word Breakdown

Root: Toi

Usage

Inflected Forms

TOIs (plural)

Phrases

Te Moana-a-Toi

Frequently Paired Words

KOI Te Moana-a-Toi

Questions

What does toi mean?: Icetime; Abbreviation of time on ice.
Where does toi come from?: From Māori Toi, Samoan Toi, and other Polynesian languages.

How to pronounce toi

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