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wakanda

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
wakan-da
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The supreme being or Great Spirit of the Osage, Omaha, Caddo and Ponca peoples of North America.

name

Nickname for Waconda, Wakonda, and Wauconda: a number of places in the United States.

Humorous

Example Sentences

Etymology

From a Native American language; most likely borrowed from Omaha-Ponca, Chiwere, Kansa, or Osage Wakanda.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Waconda (alternative) Wakonda (alternative) Wauconda (alternative) Wakan Tanka (alternative)

Synonyms

Wakan Tanka

Questions

What does wakanda mean?
The supreme being or Great Spirit of the Osage, Omaha, Caddo and Ponca peoples of North America.
Where does wakanda come from?
From a Native American language; most likely borrowed from Omaha-Ponca, Chiwere, Kansa, or Osage Wakanda.

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