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penryn

/pɛnˈɹɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
pen-ryn
IPA
/pɛnˈɹɪn/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and civil parish with a town council in southern Cornwall, England, to the north of Falmouth (OS grid ref SW7834).

name

A census-designated place in Placer County, California, United States, named after Penrhyn in Wales, but with a deliberate change in spelling.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Cornish Pennrynn, meaning "promontory".

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce penryn?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɛnˈɹɪn/.
What does penryn mean?
A town and civil parish with a town council in southern Cornwall, England, to the north of Falmouth (OS grid ref SW7834).
Where does penryn come from?
From Cornish Pennrynn, meaning "promontory".

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