Speakur

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indian ink

/ˈɪn.di.ən ɪŋk/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
in-di-an ink
IPA
/ˈɪn.di.ən ɪŋk/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of India ink.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Indian + ink.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Indian inks (plural)

Rhymes With

think link drink dead link sports drink pink sink kitchen sink ink india ink china ink sync

Questions

How do you pronounce indian ink?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪn.di.ən ɪŋk/.
What does indian ink mean?
Alternative form of India ink.
Where does indian ink come from?
From Indian + ink.

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