Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kalashnikov

/kəˈlæʃnəˌkɑv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: kalash-nikov
IPA: /kəˈlæʃnəˌkɑv/

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A particular model of Russian assault rifle.

name

A transliteration of the Russian surname Кала́шников (Kalášnikov).

Example Sentences

"A Cameroonian soldier lies in a trench, the tip of his Kalashnikov rifle pointing toward the Nigerian town of Gambaru, which has been taken over by Boko Haram terrorists."
"So, we are prepared to bear arms and yesterday we were given Kalashnikovs so we will be able to resist if Russian forces will come to Kyiv."
"As if he were assembling a collection of Russian scary stories, the director Dmitrii Kalashnikov makes the bizarre beguiling."

Etymology

Named after Russian inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov (1919–2013), from Russian Кала́шников (Kalášnikov).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: Кала́шников

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kəˈlæʃnəˌkɑv/
British English: /kəˈlæʃ.nɪˌkɒv/

Inflected Forms

Kalashnikovs (plural)

Phrases

AK-47

Frequently Paired Words

AK-47

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce kalashnikov?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈlæʃnəˌkɑv/.
What does kalashnikov mean?: A particular model of Russian assault rifle.
Where does kalashnikov come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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