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kerman

/kˈɝmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
ker-man
IPA
/kˈɝmən/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Iran, the seat of Kerman County's Central District and the capital of Kerman Province.

name

A county of Iran, around the city.

name

A province of Iran.

noun

A traditional kind of Persian carpet.

name

A surname.

name

A city in Fresno County, California, United States.

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian کرمان (kermân).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Kermān (alternative) Kirman (alternative) Kirmān (alternative) Karman (alternative) Kermans (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Carmania Kirman

Homonyms

kurman

Rhymes With

german determine sherman herman sermon hermann berman thurman ermine burman hermon firman

Questions

How do you pronounce kerman?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɝmən/.
What does kerman mean?
A city in Iran, the seat of Kerman County's Central District and the capital of Kerman Province.
Where does kerman come from?
It is traced to Persian.

How to pronounce kerman

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