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gunate

/ɡuneɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gu-nate
IPA
/ɡuneɪt/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lengthen the simple vowel a, i, u, or ṛ by prefixing an a element through gunating.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From guna + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡuneɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

gunates (present, singular) gunating (participle, present) gunated (participle, past) gunated (past)

Derived Forms

gunation

Questions

How do you pronounce gunate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡuneɪt/.
What does gunate mean?
To lengthen the simple vowel a, i, u, or ṛ by prefixing an a element through gunating.
Where does gunate come from?
From guna + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

How to pronounce gunate

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