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zuni

/ˈzu.ni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables
Zu-ni
IPA
/ˈzu.ni/
13
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the Zuni people or their traditional language.

noun

A member of a Native American Pueblo people, native to the Zuni River valley.

name

The language traditionally spoken by members of this tribe.

Etymology

From earlier Zuñi, from American Spanish, from Acoma Western Keres sɨ̂‧ni or a cognate thereof.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈzu.ni/
  • British English: /ˈzuː.ni/

Inflected Forms

Zuñi (alternative) Zunis (plural)

Derived Forms

Zunian

Phrases

Zuni bluehead sucker Zuni bowl Zuni Pueblo Zuni River Zuni Salt Lake Wiktionary’s coverage of Zuni terms Ohkay Owingeh San Felipe

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Zuni terms Acoma Cochiti Isleta Jemez Laguna Nambé Ohkay Owingeh

Rhymes With

suny zuñi rooney uni clooney puny loony kitsune junie moony puisne spoony

Questions

How do you pronounce zuni?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzu.ni/.
What does zuni mean?
Of or pertaining to the Zuni people or their traditional language.
Where does zuni come from?
From earlier Zuñi, from American Spanish, from Acoma Western Keres sɨ̂‧ni or a cognate thereof.

How to pronounce zuni

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