Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ukiah

/juˈkaɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: uki-ah
IPA: /juˈkaɪə/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Mendocino County, California, United States.

name

A small city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.

Etymology

From Pomoan yo kaia ("deep or south valley").

Questions

How do you pronounce ukiah?: The recorded pronunciation is /juˈkaɪə/.
What does ukiah mean?: A city, the county seat of Mendocino County, California, United States.
Where does ukiah come from?: From Pomoan yo kaia ("deep or south valley").

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