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uto-aztecan

/ˌju.toʊ.æzˈtɛ.kən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
U-to-Az-te-can
IPA
/ˌju.toʊ.æzˈtɛ.kən/
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A certain Native American language family including a large number of geographically distant languages such as Hopi, Nahuatl (Aztec) and Comanche.

adj

Of or pertaining to these languages.

noun

A speaker of one of these languages.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Uto- English Aztec Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Aztecan English Uto-Aztecan From Uto- + Aztecan.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌju.toʊ.æzˈtɛ.kən/
  • British English: /ˌjuː.təʊ.æzˈtɛ.kən/

Inflected Forms

Uto-Aztekan (alternative) Uto-Aztecans (plural)

Phrases

Uto-Aztecanist

Synonyms

Uto-Aztec uto-aztecan language

Rhymes With

reckon brecon beckon decan

Questions

How do you pronounce uto-aztecan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌju.toʊ.æzˈtɛ.kən/.
What does uto-aztecan mean?
A certain Native American language family including a large number of geographically distant languages such as Hopi, Nahuatl (Aztec) and Comanche.
Where does uto-aztecan come from?
Etymology tree English Uto- English Aztec Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Aztecan English Uto-Aztecan From Uto- + Aztecan.

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