Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nanto

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: nan-to
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

name

A city in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.

Etymology

From Kaurna nanto, a shortening of pindi nanto (literally “European kangaroo”).

Word Breakdown

Root: nanto

Inflected Forms

nantos (plural)

Questions

What does nanto mean?: A horse.
Where does nanto come from?: From Kaurna nanto, a shortening of pindi nanto (literally “European kangaroo”).

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