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chittagonian

/ˌt͡ʃɪtəˈɡoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chit-tag-o-ni-an
IPA
/ˌt͡ʃɪtəˈɡoʊ.ni.ən/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A language spoken in the Chittagong District and Cox's Bazar District of south-eastern Bangladesh as well as neighbouring areas in India and Myanmar, often treated as a dialect of Bengali.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Chittagong Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Chittagonian From Chittagong + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌt͡ʃɪtəˈɡoʊ.ni.ən/
  • British English: /ˌt͡ʃɪtəˈɡəʊ.ni.ən/

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Chittagonian terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Chittagonian terms

Synonyms

Chittagonian Bengali

Rhymes With

smithsonian estonian macedonian babylonian caledonian devonian draconian amazonian hamiltonian newtonian ionian oregonian

Questions

How do you pronounce chittagonian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌt͡ʃɪtəˈɡoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does chittagonian mean?
A language spoken in the Chittagong District and Cox's Bazar District of south-eastern Bangladesh as well as neighbouring areas in India and Myanmar, often treated as a dialect of Bengali.
Where does chittagonian come from?
Etymology tree English Chittagong Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Chittagonian From Chittagong + -ian.

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