Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

o'odham

/ɔʔɔˈtam/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: o'od-ham
IPA: /ɔʔɔˈtam/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person of Tohono O'odham (formerly Papago), Akimel O'odham (formerly Pima), or other O'odham ancestry.

name

The indigenous Uto-Aztecan language of the O'odham.

Example Sentences

"There is a very good reason for changing the "w" to an "l": the English name "Arizona" comes from the O'odham name "alĭ ṣonak," which tokiponizes to "ma Alisona.""

Etymology

From O'odham 'o'odham (“person, man, human being”).

Word Breakdown

Root: 'o'odham

Inflected Forms

O'odhams (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce o'odham?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɔʔɔˈtam/.
What does o'odham mean?: A person of Tohono O'odham (formerly Papago), Akimel O'odham (formerly Pima), or other O'odham ancestry.
Where does o'odham come from?: From O'odham 'o'odham (“person, man, human being”).

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