kiln

How to Split "kiln" into Syllables

The word kiln is divided into 1 syllables: kiln. Understanding this syllable division is essential for correct pronunciation and spelling.

📝 Syllable Breakdown

• kiln — 1st syllable

🔊 Pronunciation Guide

The phonetic transcription of kiln:

• IPA: /kɪln/

📖 Definitions

1. An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain.
2. kiln (third-person singular simple present kilns, present participle kilning, simple past and past participle kilned)

📚 Word Origin & History

From Middle English kilne, from Old English cyln, cylen, cylin (“large oven, kiln”), from Latin culīna (“kitchen, kitchen stove”). Middle English -ln(e) usually becomes modern -ll as in mill. The pronunciation /kɪln/ may be based on dialects in which this simplification did not take place, but it must have been at least reinforced by spelling pronunciation. From English kiln, from Middle English kilne, from Old English cylene or cyline (“large oven”), from Latin culīna (“kitchen...

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📊 Similar Words Comparison

Compare kiln with related words to understand syllable patterns:

Word	Syllables	Division
kiln	1	kiln
Kowloon	2	kow-loon
Khulna	2	khul-na
kaolin	2	kao-lin
Kolyma	3	ko-ly-ma

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