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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kahana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
ka-hana
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Aramaic.

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic כַּהֲנָא (kahǎnā, “cohen; priest”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: כַּהֲנָא

Inflected Forms

Kahanas (plural)

Questions

What does kahana mean?
A surname from Aramaic.
Where does kahana come from?
Borrowed from Aramaic כַּהֲנָא (kahǎnā, “cohen; priest”).

How to pronounce kahana

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