Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ume

/ˈumeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: ume
IPA: /ˈumeɪ/

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Chinese plum, a species of Asian plum, Prunus mume.

name

A female given name from Japanese.

noun

Initialism of unusual mortality event.

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 梅 (ume).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 梅

Inflected Forms

umes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ume?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈumeɪ/.
What does ume mean?: Chinese plum, a species of Asian plum, Prunus mume.
Where does ume come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce ume

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