Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

h̓áust̓i

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hausti
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Heiltsuk, variant of Housty.

Example Sentences

"That's because officials say government systems can't currently incorporate the diacritic marks — the accents and symbols used to change the meaning and pronunciation of words — that Jess H̓áust̓i considers an essential part of her Indigenous surname. […] "It's particularly frustrating for me, because the reason why I have an incorrect name is because it was anglicized by Indian agents. I didn't create the problem, but I'm not getting any help to fix that," said H̓áust̓i, 34, who lives in the Heiltsuk coastal community of Bella Bella, B.C."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Heiltsuk H̓áust̓i.

Questions

What does h̓áust̓i mean?: A surname from Heiltsuk, variant of Housty.
Where does h̓áust̓i come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Heiltsuk H̓áust̓i.

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