Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suakin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: suakin
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A port city in northeastern Sudan, on the west coast of the Red Sea.

Etymology

From Arabic سواكن.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: سواكن

Inflected Forms

Sawakin (alternative)

Questions

What does suakin mean?: A port city in northeastern Sudan, on the west coast of the Red Sea.
Where does suakin come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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