Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palauan

/pəˈlaʊ.ɨn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
palauan
IPA
/pəˈlaʊ.ɨn/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A language spoken in the Pacific, in the Republic of Palau. It is a member of the Austronesian family of languages, and is considered to be one of two languages in Micronesia belonging to the Western Austronesian group, all others considered to be members of the Oceanic subgroup.

noun

Someone from Palau.

adj

From or relating to Palau.

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pəˈlaʊ.ɨn/

Inflected Forms

Belauan (alternative) Palauans (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce palauan?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈlaʊ.ɨn/.
What does palauan mean?
A language spoken in the Pacific, in the Republic of Palau. It is a member of the Austronesian family of languages, and is considered to be one of two languages in Micronesia belonging to the Western Austronesian group, all others considered to be members of the Oceanic subgroup.
Where does palauan come from?
Etymology tree Palauan Belaubor. English Palau Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Palauan From Palau + -an.

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