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okinawan

/ˌoʊkiˈnɑwən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
ok-i-nawan
IPA
/ˌoʊkiˈnɑwən/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from or relating to the island, city or Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the island, city or Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

name

A Ryukyuan language of Okinawa.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Okinawa Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Okinawan From Okinawa + -an.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌoʊkiˈnɑwən/
  • British English: /ˌɒkiːˈnɑːwən/

Inflected Forms

more Okinawan (comparative) most Okinawan (superlative) Okinawans (plural)

Derived Forms

Okinawanness

Phrases

Okinawan habu Wiktionary’s coverage of Okinawan terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Okinawan terms

Questions

How do you pronounce okinawan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊkiˈnɑwən/.
What does okinawan mean?
Of, from or relating to the island, city or Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Where does okinawan come from?
Etymology tree English Okinawa Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Okinawan From Okinawa + -an.

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