Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kootenay

/kˈutənˌeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
koote-nay
IPA
/kˈutənˌeɪ/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Kootenay River, a river in British Columbia, Canada, a tributary of the Columbia River. The mid-section of the river enters Idaho and Montana in the United States, where it is named the Kootenai River.

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Questions

How do you pronounce kootenay?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈutənˌeɪ/.
What does kootenay mean?
Alternative form of Kutenai.

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