Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: pe-run
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The highest god in the pantheon of Slavic mythology, the god of thunder and lightning.

Etymology

Most likely borrowed from Russian Перу́н (Perún). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Perunъ.

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: Перу́н, *Perunъ

Questions

What does perun mean?: The highest god in the pantheon of Slavic mythology, the god of thunder and lightning.
Where does perun come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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