kenaf

Other forms of kenaf

plural

kenafs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about kenaf

What does kenaf mean?

kenaf means "fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in kenaf?

kenaf has 2 syllables: ken-af. The stress falls on "ken". In IPA it is /ˈkɛnæf/.

What is another word for kenaf?

Close synonyms include deccan hemp, kanaf, deccan hemp, bimli, bimli hemp. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is kenaf a common word?

kenaf is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.