Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sentinelese

/ˌsɛntɪnəˈliːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
sen-tine-lese
IPA
/ˌsɛntɪnəˈliːz/
11
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an indigenous people of the Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal. They inhabit North Sentinel Island.

name

The language of these people, unknown but presumed to belong to one of the Andamanese language families.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Sentinel + -ese.

Inflected Forms

Sentineleses (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce sentinelese?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɛntɪnəˈliːz/.
What does sentinelese mean?
A member of an indigenous people of the Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal. They inhabit North Sentinel Island.
Where does sentinelese come from?
From Sentinel + -ese.

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