Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-kini

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: -ki-ni
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

3

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

indicates a type of swimwear

Etymology

By extraction from bikini, in interpreting the "bi" as a prefix bi-, creating a new suffix (a libfix).

Derived Forms

bandkini bikini burkini camikini facekini halterkini mankini microkini monokini skirtini slingkini stringkini

Questions

What does -kini mean?: indicates a type of swimwear
Where does -kini come from?: By extraction from bikini, in interpreting the "bi" as a prefix bi-, creating a new suffix (a libfix).

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