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makah

/məˈkɑː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
makah
IPA
/məˈkɑː/
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an indigenous North American people in the northwestern Olympic Peninsula of Washington state in North America.

name

A language belonging to the Southern Wakashan language family.

adj

Of or pertaining to the Makah nation or language.

Etymology

From Klallam màq̓áʔa (“generous with food”).

Inflected Forms

Makahs (plural) more Makah (comparative) most Makah (superlative)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Makah terms

Frequently Paired Words

qʷi·qʷi·diččaq Wiktionary’s coverage of Makah terms

Rhymes With

la ya ma ah ha da pa na nah ha-ha fa ar

Questions

How do you pronounce makah?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈkɑː/.
What does makah mean?
A member of an indigenous North American people in the northwestern Olympic Peninsula of Washington state in North America.
Where does makah come from?
From Klallam màq̓áʔa (“generous with food”).

How to pronounce makah

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