Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shawnee

/ʃɑˈni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
shawnee
IPA
/ʃɑˈni/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a Native American people (tribe) from Ohio.

adj

Of, belonging to, or pertaining to this tribe.

name

The language of this tribe.

name

A female given name, derived from the name of this tribe.

name

A city, the county seat of Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States.

noun

Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum)

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Ultimately from Shawnee saawanwa (“Shawnee”) or saawanoki (“southerners”), a hypothetical intermediary term is sometimes supposed to have facilitated the entry into English, such as Munsee sawanow. Likely a re-analysis of Shawnese as the plural Shawnees.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ʃɑˈni/
  • British English: /ʃɔˈni/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Shawnees (plural)

Phrases

Shawnee County

Frequently Paired Words

Shawanese Shawnese

Synonyms

shawnee language

Rhymes With

connie lonnie scrawny brawny tawney kewaunee molony ciani mauney swaney garmany barany

Questions

How do you pronounce shawnee?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɑˈni/.
What does shawnee mean?
A member of a Native American people (tribe) from Ohio.
Where does shawnee come from?
Ultimately from Shawnee saawanwa (“Shawnee”) or saawanoki (“southerners”), a hypothetical intermediary term is sometimes supposed to have facilitated the entry into English, such as Munsee sawanow. Likely a re-analysis of Shawnese as the plural Shawnees.

How to pronounce shawnee

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