Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ras hafun

/ˈɹɑs hɑˈfun/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ras ha-fun
IPA: /ˈɹɑs hɑˈfun/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A promontory in Bari, Puntland, Somalia.

Example Sentences

"In July 1919, a southerly current with a rate of 1 to 2 knots was experienced close inshore from a position 8 miles southward of Ras Asir to Ras Hafun."
"Soon the enterprise at Ras Hafun was exporting by sea over three hundred thousand tons of salt a year for industrial use."
"Ras Hafun was excavated by the late Neville Chittick (1976), under the auspices of the British Institute in Eastern Africa of which he was director."

Etymology

Borrowed from Somali Ras Xaafuun.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹɑs hɑˈfun/
British English: /ˈɹɑːs hɑːˈfuːn/

Synonyms

Cape Hafun

Rhymes With

premonsoon reattune rushoon chewn dabloon fpoon

Questions

How do you pronounce ras hafun?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɑs hɑˈfun/.
What does ras hafun mean?: A promontory in Bari, Puntland, Somalia.
Where does ras hafun come from?: Borrowed from Somali Ras Xaafuun.

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