Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kipunji

/kɪˈpʌndʒɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kipun-ji
IPA: /kɪˈpʌndʒɪ/

20

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An arboreal Old World monkey of species Rungwecebus kipunji from Tanzania.

Example Sentences

"“Make a mess, such a mess these kipunji, make a mess, they swing over looking for fruit and make such a mess in me house.”"

Etymology

From Nyakyusa kipunji.

Word Breakdown

Root: kipunji

Inflected Forms

kipunjis (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce kipunji?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɪˈpʌndʒɪ/.
What does kipunji mean?: An arboreal Old World monkey of species Rungwecebus kipunji from Tanzania.
Where does kipunji come from?: From Nyakyusa kipunji.

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