Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teknonymy

/tɛkˈnɒnɪmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: teknonymy
IPA: /tɛkˈnɒnɪmi/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cultural practice of referring to parents by the names of their children.

Uncountable

Etymology

From tecno- + -onymy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tecno-
Suffix: -onymy

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

teknonymic

Questions

How do you pronounce teknonymy?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɛkˈnɒnɪmi/.
What does teknonymy mean?: The cultural practice of referring to parents by the names of their children.
Where does teknonymy come from?: From tecno- + -onymy.

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