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kodiak

/ˈkoʊdiˌæk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
ko-di-ak
IPA
/ˈkoʊdiˌæk/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Kodiak bear.

name

A town in Alaska: see Wikipedia:Kodiak, Alaska

Etymology

From Russian Кадьяк (Kadʹjak), from Aleut qikertaq (“island”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Кадьяк, qikertaq

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkoʊdiˌæk/

Inflected Forms

Kodiaks (plural)

Phrases

Kodiak Archipelago Kodiak Island

Synonyms

alaskan brown bear kodiak bear ursus middendorffi ursus arctos middendorffi

Rhymes With

zodiac

Questions

How do you pronounce kodiak?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkoʊdiˌæk/.
What does kodiak mean?
A Kodiak bear.
Where does kodiak come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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