Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hunkpapa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: hunkpa-pa
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a Native American group, one of the seven council fires of the Lakota tribe.

Example Sentences

"If I'd kept a woman, he realized, instead of sending 'em back to their fathers' lodges - the Shoshone girl, them two Hunkpapas, the Crow I called Sally, even that Ree that come near talking me to death - if I'd kept one of 'em for more than just a winter, I'd have boys of my own by now to bring in meat."

Etymology

From Lakota Húŋkpapȟa (“head of the circle”).

Word Breakdown

Root: Húŋkpapȟa

Inflected Forms

Hunkpapas (plural)

Synonyms

hunkpapa language

Questions

What does hunkpapa mean?: A member of a Native American group, one of the seven council fires of the Lakota tribe.
Where does hunkpapa come from?: From Lakota Húŋkpapȟa (“head of the circle”).

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