Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meriam

/mˈɪɹiɪm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: meri-am
IPA: /mˈɪɹiɪm/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an Aboriginal people who live on Mer (Murray Island), in the eastern group of Torres Strait Islands off the northern tip of Australia.

name

The Trans-Fly Papuan language of the Meriam people; Meryam Mir.

Example Sentences

"The Meriams believed in "Bomai", a shape-shifting sea spirit, who had come to them as an octopus and united the eight island tribes under his watchful eyes."

Etymology

From Mer (“Murray Island”), off the northern coast of Australia.

Inflected Forms

Meriams (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce meriam?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪɹiɪm/.
What does meriam mean?: A member of an Aboriginal people who live on Mer (Murray Island), in the eastern group of Torres Strait Islands off the northern tip of Australia.
Where does meriam come from?: From Mer (“Murray Island”), off the northern coast of Australia.

How to pronounce meriam

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