Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

karman

/kˈɑɹmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: kar-man
IPA: /kˈɑɹmən/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Alternative form of Kerman, Iran.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Various origins: * Borrowed from Dutch Karman, an occupational surname for a carter. * A variant of German Karmann, which shares the same origin of the Dutch surname. * Borrowed from Hungarian Kármán, an ethnic name for the Turkish people of the Karaman Province. * A Jewish surname from Russian карман (karman, “pocket”), probably a metonymic occupational surname.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: Karman, Karmann, Kármán, карман

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Karmans (plural)

Homonyms

carman carmon

Rhymes With

carmen harmon harman carmine armin barman jarman sharman carman starman garman farman

Questions

How do you pronounce karman?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɑɹmən/.
What does karman mean?: A surname.
Where does karman come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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