Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uy

/ˈui/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: uy
IPA: /ˈui/

5

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

2

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of uey.

name

A surname from Khmer.

name

A surname from Hokkien

Etymology

Derived from Khmer អ៊ុយ (ʼuy).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: អ៊ុយ, 黃, Uy

Inflected Forms

Uies (plural) Wee (alternative) Ng (alternative) Ooi (alternative) Oey (alternative) Oei (alternative)

Rhymes With

dewey huey sui buoy chewy gooey dewy tsui mitsui lewy ennui matsui

Questions

How do you pronounce uy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈui/.
What does uy mean?: Alternative form of uey.
Where does uy come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce uy

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