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carian

/ˈkɛɹ.i.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
Ca-ri-an
IPA
/ˈkɛɹ.i.ən/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native or inhabitant of ancient Caria.

name

An extinct Indo-European language in the Anatolian subgroup.

adj

Of, or relating to Caria, or its people, language or culture.

noun

Obsolete form of Karen (“member of ethnic group of southeast Asia”).

Obsolete

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Κᾱ́ρ (Kā́r) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek Κᾱρίᾱ (Kāríā)bor. English Caria Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Carian From Caria + -an.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɛɹ.i.ən/
  • British English: /ˈkɛː.ɹɪ.ən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Carians (plural)

Homonyms

carrion

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian vegetarian semi-vegetarian presbyterian librarian libertarian ovarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian

Questions

How do you pronounce carian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɛɹ.i.ən/.
What does carian mean?
A native or inhabitant of ancient Caria.
Where does carian come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Κᾱ́ρ (Kā́r) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek Κᾱρίᾱ (Kāríā)bor. English Caria Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Carian From Caria + -an.

How to pronounce carian

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