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wakkanai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wakkanai
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Sōya subprefecture, on the north coast of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.

Etymology

From Japanese 稚内 (Wakkanai), ultimately from Ainu ヤㇺ ワッカ ナイ (yam wakka nay, “cold water river”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 稚内, ヤㇺ ワッカ ナイ

Questions

What does wakkanai mean?
A city in Sōya subprefecture, on the north coast of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.
Where does wakkanai come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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