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ratan

ra·tan
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ra-tan, ruh-]
    • /ræˈtæn, rə-/
    • /ræ.ˈtæn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ra-tan, ruh-]
    • /ræˈtæn, rə-/

Definitions of ratan word

  • noun ratan Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera. 1
  • noun ratan the tough stems of such palms, used for wickerwork, canes, etc. 1
  • noun ratan a stick or switch of this material. 1

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Origin of ratan

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; by uncertain mediation < Malay rotan, alleged to derive from rout scrape off, with -an nominalizing suffix

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Parts of speech for Ratan

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ratan popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

ratan usage trend in Literature

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