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iturup

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
itu-rup
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The largest and northernmost island in the southern Kuril Islands, disputed between Japan and Russia.

Etymology

From Russian Итуру́п (Iturúp), itself from Ainu エツ゚ヲロㇷ゚シㇼ (Etuworop-sir, “island with many capes”). Doublet of Etrof, from the Japanese rendition of the same Ainu toponym, Japanese 択捉 (Etorofu).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Итуру́п, エツ゚ヲロㇷ゚シㇼ, 択捉

Questions

What does iturup mean?
The largest and northernmost island in the southern Kuril Islands, disputed between Japan and Russia.
Where does iturup come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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