Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

samoan

/səˈməʊ.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: samoan
IPA: /səˈməʊ.ən/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Samoa or of Samoan descent.

Countable

noun

The Samoan language.

Uncountable

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Samoa, the Samoan people or the Samoan language.

Etymology

Etymology tree Samoan Sāmoabor. English Samoa Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Samoan From Samoa + -an.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Samoans (plural)

Derived Forms

Samoanness

Phrases

Samoan ebony

Rhymes With

owen cohen goin' bowen rowan rohan minoan lowen protozoan rowen kohen mowen

Questions

How do you pronounce samoan?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈməʊ.ən/.
What does samoan mean?: A person from Samoa or of Samoan descent.
Where does samoan come from?: Etymology tree Samoan Sāmoabor. English Samoa Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Samoan From Samoa + -an.

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