Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uchina

/ˈuːt͡ʃiˌnɑː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: uchi-na
IPA: /ˈuːt͡ʃiˌnɑː/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Okinawa, especially in the context of native Okinawan culture.

Etymology

Borrowed from Okinawan 沖縄(うちなー) (Uchinā). Doublet of Okinawa. Cognate with Japanese うちなー (Uchinā).

Inflected Forms

Uchinā (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce uchina?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈuːt͡ʃiˌnɑː/.
What does uchina mean?: Okinawa, especially in the context of native Okinawan culture.
Where does uchina come from?: Borrowed from Okinawan 沖縄(うちなー) (Uchinā). Doublet of Okinawa. Cognate with Japanese うちなー (Uchinā).

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