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yarraman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
yarra-man
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

horse

name

A locality in the Liverpool Plains council area, central New South Wales, Australia.

Etymology

Uncertain. The term is believed to originate from an Australian language spoken in coastal New South Wales; however, it was initially employed by white settlers as a pidgin to facilitate communication with the indigenous population. This term was quickly incorporated into their languages, sometimes even before the actual arrival of horses, thereby complicating the determination of its origins. It is conceivable that each group believed they were using the other's word.

Inflected Forms

yarramans (plural) yarramen (plural)

Questions

What does yarraman mean?
horse
Where does yarraman come from?
Uncertain. The term is believed to originate from an Australian language spoken in coastal New South Wales; however, it was initially employed by white settlers as a pidgin to facilitate communication with the indigenous population. This term was quickly incorporated into their languages, sometimes even before the actual arrival of horses, thereby complicating the determination of its origins. It is conceivable that each group believed they were using the other's word.

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