Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sequoyah

/səˈkwɔɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: Se-quo-yah
IPA: /səˈkwɔɪə/

23

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Inventor of the syllabary for writing the Cherokee language, also known as George Guess.

Etymology

Borrowed from Cherokee ᏎᏉᏯ (sequoya), earlier ᏍᏏᏉᏯ (ssiquoya); usually held to derive from ᏏᏆ ᎠᏯᎠ (siqua ayaa, literally “a beast (is) inside”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /səˈkwɔɪə/

Inflected Forms

Sequoya (alternative) Ssiquoya (alternative)

Derived Forms

sequoia Sequoyan

Phrases

Sequoyah County

Rhymes With

paranoia nagoya montoya sequoia soya moya goya toya loya latoya bedoya tafoya

Questions

How do you pronounce sequoyah?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈkwɔɪə/.
What does sequoyah mean?: Inventor of the syllabary for writing the Cherokee language, also known as George Guess.
Where does sequoyah come from?: Borrowed from Cherokee ᏎᏉᏯ (sequoya), earlier ᏍᏏᏉᏯ (ssiquoya); usually held to derive from ᏏᏆ ᎠᏯᎠ (siqua ayaa, literally “a beast (is) inside”).

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