Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

twi

/t͡ʃwiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: twi
IPA: /t͡ʃwiː/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A synonym for the Akan language of Ghana, used by all Akan except the Fante.

name

The station code of Twickenham railway station in England.

name

Initialism of The Welding Institute, a research organization in the UK.

name

The station code of Tin Wing stop in Hong Kong.

noun

Initialism of tolerable weekly intake.

noun

Initialism of topographic wetness index.

Example Sentences

"She kept her eyes low, and though her Twi was passable, she rarely spoke it."
"In May 2001 an expert committee has decided that tolerable doses should be expressed as tolerable weekly intake (TWI) and established TWI = 14 pg/kg."
"The key reason for the replacement of oak forests was attributed to the presence of more pines in the surrounding landscape, lower levels of winter precipitation, and Topographic Wetness Index (TWI), a measure which quantifies terrain-driven variation in soil moisture."

Etymology

Borrowed from Twi Twi.

Inflected Forms

Tchi (alternative) Tchwi (alternative) Tshi (alternative) TWIs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

TDI

Rhymes With

the be he we me she see three free -free big three de

Questions

How do you pronounce twi?: The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃwiː/.
What does twi mean?: A synonym for the Akan language of Ghana, used by all Akan except the Fante.
Where does twi come from?: Borrowed from Twi Twi.

How to pronounce twi

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