yokuts

Questions about yokuts

What does yokuts mean?

yokuts means "a Penutian language spoken by the Yokuts in the San Joaquin Valley". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in yokuts?

yokuts has 2 syllables and divides as yo-kuts under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for yokuts?

Close synonyms include Mariposan. 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 yokuts a common word?

yokuts is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.