Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

karn

/kˈɑɹn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: karn
IPA: /kˈɑɹn/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pile of rocks.

Dated

name

Example Sentences

"Besides the single bason above-mention'd, I could not perceive one in all the rocks; but in a Karn below, overlooking, and it's sides almost perpendicular to the sea, I saw many furrows and clefts crossing the surface of the upper rocks; this lower-most Karn is call'd in the Cornish tongue Karn-a-wethen, that is, the Tree-Karn […]"
"This gorseddau lies opposite to a karn of rocks, which is called the Cheese-wring."
"This quoit was brought from a karn about a furlong distance, near which is another cromlech, not so large."

Etymology

Borrowed from Cornish karn. Doublet of cairn.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

karns (plural)

Homonyms

carne

Rhymes With

barn darn yarn arne carne arn carn garn harn starn varn tarn

Questions

How do you pronounce karn?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɑɹn/.
What does karn mean?: A pile of rocks.
Where does karn come from?: Borrowed from Cornish karn. Doublet of cairn.

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