Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

canikin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: canikin
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of canakin.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kanneken, cannekijn (“a little can”). By surface analysis, can + -ikin.

Word Breakdown

Root: kanneken

Inflected Forms

canikins (plural)

Questions

What does canikin mean?: Alternative form of canakin.
Where does canikin come from?: From Middle Dutch kanneken, cannekijn (“a little can”). By surface analysis, can + -ikin.

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