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roi-namur

/ˌɹɔɪ.nəˈmʊə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
roi--na-mur
IPA
/ˌɹɔɪ.nəˈmʊə(ɹ)/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Roi-Namur islet, Kwajalein atoll, Marshall Islands.

Etymology

From Roi + Namur, the name of the new island after the formerly separate islands Roi and Namur were joined by landfill. Roi is originally from Marshallese Ruot, while Namur is originally from Marshallese Nim̧ur.

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce roi-namur?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹɔɪ.nəˈmʊə(ɹ)/.
What does roi-namur mean?
Roi-Namur islet, Kwajalein atoll, Marshall Islands.
Where does roi-namur come from?
From Roi + Namur, the name of the new island after the formerly separate islands Roi and Namur were joined by landfill. Roi is originally from Marshallese Ruot, while Namur is originally from Marshallese Nim̧ur.

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