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markhor

/ˈmɑɹkɔɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
mar-khor
IPA
/ˈmɑɹkɔɹ/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large wild goat, Capra falconeri, especially Capra falconeri megaceros, syn. Capra megaceros, having huge flattened spiral horns, found in the western Himalayas.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu مارخور (mārxor), from Classical Persian مَارْخْوَر (mārxwar, literally “snake-eater”), from مَار (mār, “snake”) + خْوَر (xwar) (present stem of خْوَرْدَن (xwardan, “to eat”)).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: مارخور, مَارْخْوَر

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɑɹkɔɹ/
  • British English: /ˈmɑːkɔː/

Inflected Forms

markhors (plural)

Synonyms

markhoor capra falconeri

Questions

How do you pronounce markhor?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑɹkɔɹ/.
What does markhor mean?
A large wild goat, Capra falconeri, especially Capra falconeri megaceros, syn. Capra megaceros, having huge flattened spiral horns, found in the western Himalayas.
Where does markhor come from?
Borrowed from Urdu مارخور (mārxor), from Classical Persian مَارْخْوَر (mārxwar, literally “snake-eater”), from مَار (mār, “snake”) + خْوَر (xwar) (present stem of خْوَرْدَن (xwardan, “to eat”)).

How to pronounce markhor

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