Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sitarmaker

/sɪˈtɑɹˌmeɪk.ɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sitar-mak-er
IPA: /sɪˈtɑɹˌmeɪk.ɚ/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An occupational surname of Indian usage.

Example Sentences

"Due to the occupation, people used to call him Sitarmaker, which became very much familiar and lead to change in surname of Shikalkar to Sitarmaker."
"The trade is identified so strongly with them, that many use the surname Sitarmaker or Satarmaker.[…]¶ The wooden body of Balasaheb’s instruments comes from the one-room workshop of Abdul Hamid Sitarmaker."
"Another well-wisher is Ibrahim Sitarmaker from Miraj, a town in the adjacent Sangli district that is famous for its instrument makers."

Etymology

Compound of sitar + maker.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sɪˈtɑɹˌmeɪk.ɚ/
British English: /sɪˈtɑː(ɹ)ˌmeɪk.ə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

Sitarmakers (plural) Satarmaker (alternative)

Rhymes With

flymaker organmaker

Questions

How do you pronounce sitarmaker?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈtɑɹˌmeɪk.ɚ/.
What does sitarmaker mean?: An occupational surname of Indian usage.
Where does sitarmaker come from?: Compound of sitar + maker.

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