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kinara

/kɪˈnɑ.ɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
ki-nara
IPA
/kɪˈnɑ.ɹə/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A candle holder used in Kwanzaa celebrations.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀- Proto-Sabaki *ki- Swahili ki- Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra)bor. Swahili mnara Swahili kinarabor. English kinara From Swahili kinara (“candlestick”), ultimately from Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: kinara, مَنَارَة, ن و ر

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kɪˈnɑ.ɹə/
  • British English: /kɪˈnɑː.ɹə/

Inflected Forms

kinaras (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce kinara?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɪˈnɑ.ɹə/.
What does kinara mean?
A candle holder used in Kwanzaa celebrations.
Where does kinara come from?
It is traced to Swahili.

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