Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iswa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: iswa
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Native American people who inhabit the Carolinas: the Catawba.

Etymology

From the tribe's autonym, ye iswa (“people of the river”), from Catawba ye (“people”) + iswa (“river”).

Word Breakdown

Root: ye

Synonyms

Catawba Issa Esaw

Questions

What does iswa mean?: A Native American people who inhabit the Carolinas: the Catawba.
Where does iswa come from?: From the tribe's autonym, ye iswa (“people of the river”), from Catawba ye (“people”) + iswa (“river”).

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