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kamo river

/ˈkɑmʊ ˈɹɪvɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
kamo riv-er
IPA
/ˈkɑmʊ ˈɹɪvɚ/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

a river in Kyōto Prefecture, Japan, a tributary of the Yodo River

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 鴨川 (Kamogawa), itself a compound of 鴨 (kamo, “duck”) + 川 (kawa, “river”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɑmʊ ˈɹɪvɚ/
  • British English: /ˈkɑmʊ ˈɹɪvə/

Questions

How do you pronounce kamo river?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑmʊ ˈɹɪvɚ/.
What does kamo river mean?
a river in Kyōto Prefecture, Japan, a tributary of the Yodo River
Where does kamo river come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 鴨川 (Kamogawa), itself a compound of 鴨 (kamo, “duck”) + 川 (kawa, “river”).

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