How many syllables in cairn?

There is 1 syllable in the word cairn.

How to pronounce cairn:

cairn (noun):: small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland.; a heap of stones piled up as a memorial or as a landmark; something, such as a statue or building, erected in commemoration of a person or event

bank

barrow

cairn terrier

cock

collection

embankment

heap

hill

hoard

jumble

landmark

layer

marker

memorial

monument

mound

mountain

pile

pyramid

pyre

shrine

stack

statue

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