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pawhuska

/pɑˈhʌs.kə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
pawhus-ka
IPA
/pɑˈhʌs.kə/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Osage County, Oklahoma, United States.

Etymology

Borrowed from Osage 𐓄𐓘𐓢𐓶𐓮𐓤𐓘 (PaHYuska, literally “white hair”). Named after 19th-century Osage leader Pawhuska (c. 1763 – c. 1809).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɑˈhʌs.kə/

Derived Forms

Pawhuskan

Questions

How do you pronounce pawhuska?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɑˈhʌs.kə/.
What does pawhuska mean?
A city, the county seat of Osage County, Oklahoma, United States.
Where does pawhuska come from?
Borrowed from Osage 𐓄𐓘𐓢𐓶𐓮𐓤𐓘 (PaHYuska, literally “white hair”). Named after 19th-century Osage leader Pawhuska (c. 1763 – c. 1809).

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