selknam
Spanish, noun[selkˈnãm]
selknam is spelled S-E-L-K-N-A-M (7 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written Spanish, the 148,939th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Selknam is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “Selk'nam” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona perteneciente a un pueblo amerindio nómada que habitaba la isla de Tierra del Fuego. Se vestían con…”.
What does selknam mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Selk'nam
noun
- 1
femininemasculineSelk'nam
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona perteneciente a un pueblo amerindio nómada que habitaba la isla de Tierra del Fuego. Se vestían con pieles de guanaco, practicaban la pintura corporal y complejas ceremonias de iniciación a la adultez. Se extinguieron durante el siglo XX por el contagio de enfermedades y las matanzas que ocasionaron los colonizadores. 2. Lengua sudamericana extinta del grupo de lenguas chon, hablada por los selknam₁.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of selknam
- selknams plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce selknam?
- [selkˈnãm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is selknam in Spanish?
selknam appears about once in every 16 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).