Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pohnpei

/pˈoʊnpˌeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: pohn-pei
IPA: /pˈoʊnpˌeɪ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of Micronesia.

name

One of the four states that composes the Federated States of Micronesia.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *-baw Proto-Austronesian *babaw Proto-Oceanic *papo Proto-Micronesian *fawo Proto-Micronesian *-ni Proto-Micronesian *fawon Pohnpeian pohn Proto-Micronesian *pei Pohnpeian pehi Pohnpeian Pohnpeibor. English Pohnpei Borrowed from Pohnpeian Pohnpei, from pohn (“on top of”) + pehi (“altar, stone structure, rock pile”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pohn
Suffix: pehi

Inflected Forms

Ponape (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

Pohnpeian

Questions

How do you pronounce pohnpei?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈoʊnpˌeɪ/.
What does pohnpei mean?: An island of Micronesia.
Where does pohnpei come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *-baw Proto-Austronesian *babaw Proto-Oceanic *papo Proto-Micronesian *fawo Proto-Micronesian *-ni Proto-Micronesian *fawon Pohnpeian pohn Proto-Micronesian *pei Pohnpeian pehi Pohnpeian Pohnpeibor. English Pohnpei Borrowed from Pohnpeian Pohnpei, from pohn (“on top of”) + pehi (“altar, stone structure, rock pile”).

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