Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zawn

/zɔːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: za-wn
IPA: /zɔːn/

16

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deep and narrow sea-inlet in the British Isles, especially Cornwall and the south-west, cut by erosion into sea-cliffs, and with steep or vertical side-walls; a cave through which the tide flows into a cliff.

Etymology

From Cornish sâwn, sawan (“chasm”). Cognate with Welsh safn (“mouth”), Breton staoñ (“palate”).

Word Breakdown

Root: sâwn

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /zɔːn/

Inflected Forms

zawns (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce zawn?: The recorded pronunciation is /zɔːn/.
What does zawn mean?: A deep and narrow sea-inlet in the British Isles, especially Cornwall and the south-west, cut by erosion into sea-cliffs, and with steep or vertical side-walls; a cave through which the tide flows into a cliff.
Where does zawn come from?: From Cornish sâwn, sawan (“chasm”). Cognate with Welsh safn (“mouth”), Breton staoñ (“palate”).

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