Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

namu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
na-mu
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sandfly of the genus Austrosimulium.

Etymology

From Māori namu. Compare Malay nyamuk (“a mosquito”).

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does namu mean?
A sandfly of the genus Austrosimulium.
Where does namu come from?
From Māori namu. Compare Malay nyamuk (“a mosquito”).

How to pronounce namu

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