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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

karakorum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
karako-rum
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Karakoram.

name

A city, once capital of the Mongol Empire (1235–1260) and later of the Northern Yuan (1371–1388).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Classical Mongolian ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠬᠣᠷᠣᠮ (qaraqorom).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠬᠣᠷᠣᠮ

Inflected Forms

Qaraqorum (alternative) Caracorum (alternative)

Questions

What does karakorum mean?
Alternative form of Karakoram.
Where does karakorum come from?
From Classical Mongolian ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠬᠣᠷᠣᠮ (qaraqorom).

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