Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nauruan

/nɑːˈuːɹuːən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
nau-ru-an
IPA
/nɑːˈuːɹuːən/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Nauru or of Nauruan descent.

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Nauru, the Nauruan people or the Nauruan language.

name

The language of Nauru

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Nauruan Naoerobor. German Naurubor. English Nauru Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Nauruan From Nauru + -an.

Inflected Forms

Nauruans (plural)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Nauruan terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Nauruan terms

Synonyms

dei-Naoero

Questions

How do you pronounce nauruan?
The recorded pronunciation is /nɑːˈuːɹuːən/.
What does nauruan mean?
A person from Nauru or of Nauruan descent.
Where does nauruan come from?
Etymology tree Nauruan Naoerobor. German Naurubor. English Nauru Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Nauruan From Nauru + -an.

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