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tarpan

/ˈtɑɹpən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tarpan
IPA
/ˈtɑɹpən/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extinct Northern European wild horse, Equus ferus ferus.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian тарпа́н (tarpán), from Turkic (Kazakh тарпаң (tarpaŋ) or Kyrgyz тарпан (tarpan)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: тарпа́н

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɑɹpən/
  • British English: /ˈtɑːpən/

Inflected Forms

tarpans (plural)

Synonyms

equus caballus gomelini

Rhymes With

sharpen tarpon

Questions

How do you pronounce tarpan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɑɹpən/.
What does tarpan mean?
An extinct Northern European wild horse, Equus ferus ferus.
Where does tarpan come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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