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comox

[ˈkʰoʊˌmɒks]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
co-mox
IPA
[ˈkʰoʊˌmɒks]
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

name

A Salishan language historically spoken in Comox and the surrounding areas, including the Sunshine Coast.

name

A dialect of that language, spoken in Comox.

Etymology

From Lik'wala, the southern dialect of Kwak'wala kw’umuxws (“plentiful”).

Phrases

Comox Valley

Synonyms

Comox-Sliammon ʔayʔaǰuθəm ʔayʔajuθəm

Questions

How do you pronounce comox?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˈkʰoʊˌmɒks].
What does comox mean?
A town on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Where does comox come from?
From Lik'wala, the southern dialect of Kwak'wala kw’umuxws (“plentiful”).

How to pronounce comox

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