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kalan

/kˈeɪlən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
kalan
IPA
/kˈeɪlən/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sea otter.

Archaic

Etymology

From Russian кала́н (kalán).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: кала́н

Usage

Inflected Forms

kalans (plural)

Homonyms

kalen calan keylon

Rhymes With

venezuelan galen alun whalen balan malan galan kalen bailon taillon calan phenolphthalein

Questions

How do you pronounce kalan?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈeɪlən/.
What does kalan mean?
The sea otter.
Where does kalan come from?
It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce kalan

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