Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petrosyan

/pɛˈtɹəʊsiən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: pet-rosyan
IPA: /pɛˈtɹəʊsiən/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Armenian, equivalent to English Peterson.

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor. Ancient Greek πέτρος (pétros) Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros)bor. Old Armenian Պետրոս (Petros) Armenian Պետրոս (Petros) Proto-Indo-European *-iyn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-iHn̥ Old Armenian -եան (-ean) Armenian -յան (-yan) Armenian Պետրոսյան (Petrosyan)bor. English Petrosyan Borrowed from Armenian Պետրոսյան (Petrosyan), from Պետրոս (Petros, “Peter”) + -յան (-yan). The forms with B- reflect the Western Armenian pronunciation.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /pɛˈtɹəʊsiən/

Inflected Forms

Petrossian (alternative) Petrosian (alternative) Bedrosian (alternative) Bedrossian (alternative)

Phrases

Ter-Petrosyan

Frequently Paired Words

Ter-Petrosyan

Questions

How do you pronounce petrosyan?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɛˈtɹəʊsiən/.
What does petrosyan mean?: A surname from Armenian, equivalent to English Peterson.
Where does petrosyan come from?: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor. Ancient Greek πέτρος (pétros) Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros)bor. Old Armenian Պետրոս (Petros) Armenian Պետրոս (Petros) Proto-Indo-European *-iyn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-iHn̥ Old Armenian -եան (-ean) Armenian -յան (-yan) Armenian Պետրոսյան (Petrosyan)bor. English Petrosyan Borrowed from Armenian Պետրոսյան (Petrosyan), from Պետրոս (Petros, “Peter”) + -յան (-yan). The forms with B- reflect the Western Armenian pronunciation.

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