Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hirwaun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: hir-waun
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and community (served by Hirwaun and Penderyn Community Council) in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SN9605).

Etymology

From Welsh hir gwaun.

Origin

Source language: Welsh

Word Breakdown

Root: hir

Questions

What does hirwaun mean?: A village and community (served by Hirwaun and Penderyn Community Council) in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SN9605).
Where does hirwaun come from?: It is traced to Welsh.

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