Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bắc kạn

/ˈbækæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bac kan
IPA: /ˈbækæn/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).

name

A city in Vietnam.

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Bắc Kạn.

Origin

Source language: Vietnamese

Word Breakdown

Root: Bắc Kạn

Questions

How do you pronounce bắc kạn?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbækæn/.
What does bắc kạn mean?: A former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
Where does bắc kạn come from?: It is traced to Vietnamese.

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