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Sequoyah

Syllables: Se·quo·yahUS/səˈkwɔɪə/

Sequoyah proper noun: inventor of the syllabary for writing the Cherokee language, also known as George Guess.

Proper noun

Sequoyah

  1. Inventor of the syllabary for writing the Cherokee language, also known as George Guess.

Forms of Sequoyah

alternative formSequoya
alternative formSsiquoya

Origin of Sequoyah

Borrowed from Cherokee ᏎᏉᏯ (sequoya), earlier ᏍᏏᏉᏯ (ssiquoya); usually held to derive from ᏏᏆ ᎠᏯᎠ (siqua ayaa, literally “a beast (is) inside”).

Words formed from Sequoyah

Words that rhyme with Sequoyah

Questions about Sequoyah

What does Sequoyah mean?
Sequoyah means inventor of the syllabary for writing the Cherokee language, also known as George Guess.
What part of speech is Sequoyah?
Sequoyah is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Sequoyah?
Sequoyah is pronounced /səˈkwɔɪə/ (US).

Words near Sequoyah in the dictionary

  1. sequoian
  2. sequoias
  3. sequoiene
  4. sequon
  5. sequons
  6. Sequoyah
  7. Sequoyah County
  8. Sequoyan
  9. sequuntur
  10. ser
  11. ser.

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