Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kashan

/kɑːʃɑːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: kashan
IPA: /kɑːʃɑːn/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Isfahan Province, Iran.

noun

A kind of decorative flat carpet.

Example Sentences

"I napped in the pile of the brushed and bruised Kashan on our living room floor"

Etymology

From Persian کاشان (kâšân).

Origin

Source language: Persian

Word Breakdown

Root: کاشان

Inflected Forms

Kashans (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce kashan?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɑːʃɑːn/.
What does kashan mean?: A city in Isfahan Province, Iran.
Where does kashan come from?: It is traced to Persian.

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