Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ural

/ˈjʊəɹəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
ural
IPA
/ˈjʊəɹəl/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the Ural Mountains.

name

A river that rises in the Urals and flows through Russia and Kazakhstan

Etymology

From Russian Ура́л (Urál), most likely from either Bashkir үр (ür, “elevation; upland”) or Mansi (Northern Mansi ур ала (ur ala, “mountain peak”)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ура́л, үр, -

Inflected Forms

the Ural (canonical)

Derived Forms

Phrases

Idel-Ural Republic Idel-Ural State Ural Federal District Ural Mountains Uralo- Volga-Ural State

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce ural?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjʊəɹəl/.
What does ural mean?
Relating to the Ural Mountains.
Where does ural come from?
It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce ural

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