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kunashir

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ku-nashir
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The southernmost island of the Kuril Islands, disputed between Japan and Russia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 国後 (Kunashiri) or Russian Кунаши́р (Kunašír). Ultimately from Ainu クンネ シㇼ (kunne sir), meaning "black island"; or Ainu キナ シㇼ (kina sir), meaning "grass island".

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Кунаши́р, クンネ シㇼ, キナ シㇼ

Inflected Forms

Kunashiri (alternative, Japanese)

Questions

What does kunashir mean?
The southernmost island of the Kuril Islands, disputed between Japan and Russia.
Where does kunashir come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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