Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kippen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
kip-pen
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of small firewood or kindling; dibber

name

A village in Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6594).

name

A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish cipín (“stick used for planting; matchstick”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

kippens (plural) kippeen (alternative)

Questions

What does kippen mean?
A piece of small firewood or kindling; dibber
Where does kippen come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce kippen

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