Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

markarian

/mˌɑɹkˈɛɹiən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: markar-i-an
IPA: /mˌɑɹkˈɛɹiən/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Armenian; variant forms Markaryan, (Eastern Armenian) Margaryan.

noun

Ellipsis of Markarian galaxy.

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian Մարգարյան (Margaryan).

Inflected Forms

Markarians (plural)

Phrases

Markarian galaxy Markarian's Chain

Synonyms

Mark MKN MKR MRK

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian marion hungarian authoritarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian agrarian veterinarian bavarian

Questions

How do you pronounce markarian?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˌɑɹkˈɛɹiən/.
What does markarian mean?: A surname from Armenian; variant forms Markaryan, (Eastern Armenian) Margaryan.
Where does markarian come from?: Borrowed from Armenian Մարգարյան (Margaryan).

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