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pelican

/ˈpeləkən/PEH-luh-kuhn
/ˈpɛləkən/PEH-luh-kuhn

Meaningpelican

Common meaning: large waterbird with a pouch under its bill

Journey through time

  1. Greekpelekan‘pelican’source
  2. Latinpelecanus‘pelican’source
  3. Englishpelican‘large waterbird with a pouch under its bill’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Greek pelekan ‘pelican’.

Roots

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