Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

makkovik

/ˈmæk.oʊ.vɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Mak-ko-vik
IPA: /ˈmæk.oʊ.vɪk/

25

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and Inuit community government in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Etymology

Borrowed from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut Maggovik, derived in turn from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut maxok (“two”) suffixed with the locative suffix -vik. The toponym appears to refer to a bay split into two sections. The settlement is named after nearby Cape Makkovik.

Word Breakdown

Root: Maggovik

Questions

How do you pronounce makkovik?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæk.oʊ.vɪk/.
What does makkovik mean?: A town and Inuit community government in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Where does makkovik come from?: Borrowed from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut Maggovik, derived in turn from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut maxok (“two”) suffixed with the locative suffix -vik. The toponym appears to refer to a bay split into two sections. The settlement is named after nearby Cape Makkovik.

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