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sumatran

/suˈmɑː.tɹən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
suma-tran
IPA
/suˈmɑː.tɹən/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

From, or pertaining to, the island of Sumatra

noun

Someone from Sumatra

Etymology

Etymology tree English Sumatra Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Sumatran From Sumatra + -an.

Inflected Forms

Sumatrans (plural)

Phrases

Sumatran camphor Sumatran elephant Sumatran flying squirrel Sumatran ground-cuckoo Sumatran orangutan Sumatran pheasant Sumatran rabbit Sumatran rhinoceros

Questions

How do you pronounce sumatran?
The recorded pronunciation is /suˈmɑː.tɹən/.
What does sumatran mean?
From, or pertaining to, the island of Sumatra
Where does sumatran come from?
Etymology tree English Sumatra Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Sumatran From Sumatra + -an.

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