Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malian

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: malian
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Mali or of Malian descent.

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people.

noun

A member of an ancient tribe that resided at the mouth of the river Spercheios in Greece.

Etymology

From Mali + -an.

Inflected Forms

Malians (plural)

Questions

What does malian mean?: A person from Mali or of Malian descent.
Where does malian come from?: From Mali + -an.

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