Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piven

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
piv-en
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Ukrainian.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian півень (pivenʹ, “rooster”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: півень

Inflected Forms

Pivens (plural)

Phrases

Cloward-Piven strategy

Questions

What does piven mean?
A surname from Ukrainian.
Where does piven come from?
Borrowed from Ukrainian півень (pivenʹ, “rooster”).

How to pronounce piven

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