Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hooman

/ˈhuː.mən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: hooman
IPA: /ˈhuː.mən/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Persian male given name هومن (human).

noun

Humorous; Slang

noun

Humorous; Slang

noun

Humorous; Slang

noun

Pronunciation spelling of human.

Example Sentences

"It was established that the chimps' high living standard had been watched and envied by the hoomans for some length of time."
"During the fight, Alexander found himself cut off from his men when a war elephant charged at him, but Peritas, who had been his companion on the campaign, leapt (probably in slow motion, possibly from a helicopter) in front of his hooman."
"Let me tell you something about hoomans, Nephew."
"These aliens had heard about Hoomans, but none of them had ever seen one."
""I thinking I seen this hooman before. Not know name Lyle, though.""

Etymology

From Persian هومن (human, literally “good-natured”), from Middle Persian [Term?].

Origin

Source language: Persian

Word Breakdown

Root: هومن

Usage

Inflected Forms

hoomans (plural)

Synonyms

Earthling Terran

Questions

How do you pronounce hooman?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhuː.mən/.
What does hooman mean?: A transliteration of the Persian male given name هومن (human).
Where does hooman come from?: It is traced to Persian.

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