Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wik

/wˈɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: wik
IPA: /wˈɪk/

10

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An indigenous Australian people from northern Queensland.

name

Any of their various languages, belonging to the Paman language family.

name

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian and Swedish Wik.

Origin

Source language: Norwegian

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Wik

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Wiks (plural)

Homonyms

wicke

Rhymes With

pick quick sick click stick kick dick non-stick nick trick thick rick

Questions

How do you pronounce wik?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɪk/.
What does wik mean?: An indigenous Australian people from northern Queensland.
Where does wik come from?: It is traced to Norwegian.

How to pronounce wik

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