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tigrinya

/tɪˈɡɹiːnjə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
tigrinya
IPA
/tɪˈɡɹiːnjə/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Semitic language of Eritrea and Ethiopia. It is written in the Ge'ez alphabet.

Etymology

From Tigrinya ትግርኛ፟ (təgrəñña). The spelling Tigrigna came via Italian.

Inflected Forms

Tigrigna (alternative) Tigriña (alternative) Tigrinia (alternative) Tigrinian (alternative) Tigrinyan (alternative) Təgrəñña (alternative) Tégréñña (alternative) Tegreñña (alternative)

Phrases

Tigray Region Tigray-Tigrinya Wiktionary’s coverage of Tigrinya terms tir ⁠

Frequently Paired Words

Tigray Tigrayan Tigray Region Tigray-Tigrinya Wiktionary’s coverage of Tigrinya terms ti tir tir ⁠

Questions

How do you pronounce tigrinya?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɪˈɡɹiːnjə/.
What does tigrinya mean?
A Semitic language of Eritrea and Ethiopia. It is written in the Ge'ez alphabet.
Where does tigrinya come from?
From Tigrinya ትግርኛ፟ (təgrəñña). The spelling Tigrigna came via Italian.

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