name
Bakyt
BAH-kut
ˈbɑːkɯtListen
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Syllable breakdown
Bakyt
Sounds like
BAH-kut
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Kyrgyz (Kyrgyzstan) — from bakyt meaning happiness, good fortune, or luck; one of the most common Kyrgyz names for both boys and girls
- Meaning
- happiness; good fortune; luck
- Gender
- unisex
Common mispronunciations
BAK-itbah-KIT
Pronunciation tips
Two syllables; stress the first. The 'y' in 'kyt' is a back unrounded vowel unique to Kyrgyz and Turkic languages — approximated in English as a short 'u'. Very widespread in Kyrgyzstan.
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