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tamerlane

/ˈtæməɹleɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
tamer-lane
IPA
/ˈtæməɹleɪn/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

a Turco-Mongol conqueror and the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia

Etymology

From Persian تیمور لنگ (teymur-(e) lang, literally “Timur the Lame”). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *temür (“iron”). See Turkish demir for more information.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtæməɹleɪn/
  • British English: /ˈtæməleɪn/

Inflected Forms

Tamerlan (alternative) Tamburlaine (alternative) Timur Lenk (alternative) Timur Lang (alternative) Timur-Leng (alternative) Timur (alternative) Timour (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce tamerlane?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtæməɹleɪn/.
What does tamerlane mean?
a Turco-Mongol conqueror and the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia
Where does tamerlane come from?
From Persian تیمور لنگ (teymur-(e) lang, literally “Timur the Lame”). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *temür (“iron”). See Turkish demir for more information.

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