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chorny

/ˈtʃɔɹ.ni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
Chor-ny
IPA
/ˈtʃɔɹ.ni/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Ukrainian.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian Чо́рний (Čórnyj), from чо́рний (čórnyj, “black-haired”). Doublet of Cerni, Cerny, and Cherny.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtʃɔɹ.ni/
  • British English: /ˈtʃɔː.ni/

Rhymes With

horny corny tourney thorny porny scorny

Questions

How do you pronounce chorny?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʃɔɹ.ni/.
What does chorny mean?
A surname from Ukrainian.
Where does chorny come from?
Borrowed from Ukrainian Чо́рний (Čórnyj), from чо́рний (čórnyj, “black-haired”). Doublet of Cerni, Cerny, and Cherny.

How to pronounce chorny

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