bokmal

Questions about bokmal

What does bokmal mean?

bokmal means "book language; one of two official languages of Norway; closely related to Danish".

How many syllables are in bokmal?

bokmal has 2 syllables and divides as bok-mal under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for bokmal?

Close synonyms include Bokmaal, Dano-Norwegian. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bokmal a common word?

bokmal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.