Alexa

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈlɛksə/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

Alexa (plural Alexas)

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • 2009 July 19, Lizette Alvarez, “Whee! Also, There’s a Net”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:
      Pass the chalk. Dr. Levine was there with a friend and fellow psychiatrist (detect a pattern?), Alexa Albert, Coco’s mother, who squinted up into the sun as her daughter effortlessly sailed skyward. Dr. Albert is an acrophobe.
    1. Female equivalent of Alex.
    2. Diminutive of Alexandra.
    3. (computing) A speech recognition and intelligent personal assistant application developed by Amazon.com, Inc.
      Coordinate term: Siri
      • 2023 November 14, Beth Romero, “Be a Weeble”, in Happy AF: Simple Strategies to Get Unstuck, Bounce Back, and Live Your Best Life, Berkeley, Calif.: She Writes Press, →ISBN, chapter 1 (The Art of Letting Go, Bouncing Back, and Being):
        Create an upbeat mix for your life’s soundtrack. Easier yet, tell Alexa to play songs from the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s or whatever musical genre that is your motivational call-to-arms.

Further reading

French

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.lɛk.sa/

Proper noun

Alexa f

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek
    1. female equivalent of Alex
    2. diminutive of Alexandra

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Alexa f

  1. a female given name

Tagalog

Etymology

    Borrowed from English Alexa.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈleksa/ [ʔɐˈlɛk̠.sɐ]
    • Rhymes: -eksa
    • Syllabification: A‧le‧xa

    Proper noun

    Alexa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜐ)

    1. a female given name from English
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