Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

okak

/ˈoʊ.kɑk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: okak
IPA: /ˈoʊ.kɑk/

12

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A ghost town in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Etymology

Derived from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut oĸaĸ (“tongue”). The settlement was named after Okak Bay, which is shaped roughly like a tongue.

Word Breakdown

Root: oĸaĸ

Questions

How do you pronounce okak?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊ.kɑk/.
What does okak mean?: A ghost town in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Where does okak come from?: Derived from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut oĸaĸ (“tongue”). The settlement was named after Okak Bay, which is shaped roughly like a tongue.

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