Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rastafarian

/ˌɹɑː.stəˈfɑːɹiən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: rasta-far-i-an
IPA: /ˌɹɑː.stəˈfɑːɹiən/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An adherent of Rastafarianism.

adj

Of or relating to Rastafarianism or its adherents.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *raʔš- Amharic ራስ (ras) Amharic ተፈሪ (täfäri) English Rastafari Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Rastafarian From Rastafari + -an.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

Rastafarians (plural)

Derived Forms

Pastafarian Rastafarianism Rastitute RESTafarian trustafarian

Synonyms

Rasta Rastafari

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian vegetarian semi-vegetarian presbyterian librarian libertarian ovarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian

Questions

How do you pronounce rastafarian?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹɑː.stəˈfɑːɹiən/.
What does rastafarian mean?: An adherent of Rastafarianism.
Where does rastafarian come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *raʔš- Amharic ራስ (ras) Amharic ተፈሪ (täfäri) English Rastafari Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Rastafarian From Rastafari + -an.

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