Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zipkin

/zˈɪpkɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zip-kin
IPA: /zˈɪpkɪn/

21

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Yiddish.

Etymology

Metronymic surname from the Yiddish pet form of the personal name Zipporah.

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Zipkins (plural)

Rhymes With

pipkin lipkin

Questions

How do you pronounce zipkin?: The recorded pronunciation is /zˈɪpkɪn/.
What does zipkin mean?: A surname from Yiddish.
Where does zipkin come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

How to pronounce zipkin

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