Karen
pronunciation
How to pronounce Karen in British English:
UK ['kærən]
How to pronounce Karen in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands
Word Origin
- Karen (1)
- Mongoloid people of Burma, 1759, from Burmese ka-reng "wild, dirty, low-caste man" [OED].
- Karen (2)
- fem. proper name, Danish shortened form of Katherine. Rare before 1928; a top-10 name for girls born in the U.S. 1951-1968.
Example
- 1. By ambassador karen hughes , worldwide vice chair , burson-marsteller
- 2. Karen called it a miracle of god 's love !
- 3. Karen : who is that man in the aisle ?
- 4. These discoveries complement those of karen spencer at bristol university .
- 5. Karen believes that relationships last longer when you protect the mystery .