Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kalkfontein

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kalk-fontein
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Former name of Karasburg, Namibia, renamed in 1939 when it was South West Africa.

Etymology

From Afrikaans kalk fontein (“karst spring”).

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: kalk fontein

Questions

What does kalkfontein mean?: Former name of Karasburg, Namibia, renamed in 1939 when it was South West Africa.
Where does kalkfontein come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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