Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

woiwurrung

/ˈwaɪwərʊŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
woi-wur-rung
IPA
/ˈwaɪwərʊŋ/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

A portmanteau of the Woiwurrung words woi (meaning "no") and wurrung (meaning "lip" or "speech"), from the way that speakers of this language express the negative.

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce woiwurrung?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwaɪwərʊŋ/.
What does woiwurrung mean?
A Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the central part of Victoria, around Melbourne.
Where does woiwurrung come from?
A portmanteau of the Woiwurrung words woi (meaning "no") and wurrung (meaning "lip" or "speech"), from the way that speakers of this language express the negative.

How to pronounce woiwurrung

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