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nootka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
noot-ka
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Nuu-chah-nulth people, an indigenous people from Vancouver Island, Canada

name

The Nuu-chah-nulth language.

Etymology

From Nootka nuutkaa (“go around”), a direction given to European explorers reaching Nootka Sound, subsequently misapplied to the location and group.

Inflected Forms

Nootkas (plural)

Phrases

Nootka cypress Nootka Sound Nootka Island Nootka Fault

Frequently Paired Words

Nootka cypress Nootka Sound Nootka Island Nootka Fault

Synonyms

nootka language

Questions

What does nootka mean?
A member of the Nuu-chah-nulth people, an indigenous people from Vancouver Island, Canada
Where does nootka come from?
From Nootka nuutkaa (“go around”), a direction given to European explorers reaching Nootka Sound, subsequently misapplied to the location and group.

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