Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maidu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
maidu
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an indigenous people of northern California, residing in the central Sierra Nevada.

name

An extinct Maiduan language.

Etymology

Borrowing from Northeast Maidu maidüm (“man”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Maidus (plural)

Derived Forms

Maiduan

Synonyms

pujunan pujunan language maidu language

Questions

What does maidu mean?
A member of an indigenous people of northern California, residing in the central Sierra Nevada.
Where does maidu come from?
Borrowing from Northeast Maidu maidüm (“man”).

How to pronounce maidu

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