Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tuktoyaktuk

/ˌtʌktəˈjæktʌk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: tuk-toy-ak-tuk
IPA: /ˌtʌktəˈjæktʌk/

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hamlet in the Northwest Territories.

name

Any proverbially distant or remote place.

Canadian usage

Example Sentences

"The pack ice east of Tuktoyaktuk was so bad that we made only about 60 miles north along the coast before we finally gave up and sailed back to Tuk."

Etymology

An anglicised form of the native Inuvialuit place-name, Inuvialuktun Tuktuyaaqtuuq, meaning "resembling a caribou".

Word Breakdown

Root: Tuktuyaaqtuuq

Usage

Canadian usage

Derived Forms

Tuk

Synonyms

Tuk Timbuktu Woop Woop

Questions

How do you pronounce tuktoyaktuk?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtʌktəˈjæktʌk/.
What does tuktoyaktuk mean?: A hamlet in the Northwest Territories.
Where does tuktoyaktuk come from?: An anglicised form of the native Inuvialuit place-name, Inuvialuktun Tuktuyaaqtuuq, meaning "resembling a caribou".

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