"Sequoyah" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /səˈkwɔɪə/ [US], /səˈkɔɪə/ [US], /sɪ-/ [US]
Rhymes: -ɔɪə Etymology: Borrowed from Cherokee ᏎᏉᏯ (sequoya), earlier ᏍᏏᏉᏯ (ssiquoya); usually held to derive from ᏏᏆ ᎠᏯᎠ (siqua ayaa, literally “a beast (is) inside”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|chr|ᏎᏉᏯ}} Borrowed from Cherokee ᏎᏉᏯ (sequoya) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sequoyah
  1. Inventor of the syllabary for writing the Cherokee language, also known as George Guess. Wikipedia link: en:Sequoyah Synonyms: Sequoya, Ssiquoya Derived forms: sequoia, Sequoyah County Translations (Inventor of the syllabary for writing Cherokee): ᏍᏏᏉᏯ (ssiquoya) (Cherokee), Hastiin Sequoyah (Navajo), Sekwoja (Polish), Секво́йя (Sekvójja) (Russian), Секвоја [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), Sekvoja [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian)
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