Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chilcotin

/t͡ʃɪlˈkoʊtɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: chilcotin
IPA: /t͡ʃɪlˈkoʊtɪn/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A region of British Columbia, on the inland lee of the Coast Mountains on the west side of the Fraser River.

name

The river that drains that region.

name

A Northern Athabaskan language spoken in British Columbia by the Tsilhqot'in people.

noun

A Native American from that region.

Etymology

Borrowed from Chilcotin Tŝinlhqut’in (literally “river man”).

Word Breakdown

Root: Tŝinlhqut’in

Inflected Forms

Tsilhqot'in (alternative) Tŝilhqot'in (alternative) Chilcotins (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce chilcotin?: The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃɪlˈkoʊtɪn/.
What does chilcotin mean?: A region of British Columbia, on the inland lee of the Coast Mountains on the west side of the Fraser River.
Where does chilcotin come from?: Borrowed from Chilcotin Tŝinlhqut’in (literally “river man”).

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