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genkwa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
genkwa
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of lilac daphne.

Etymology

Maybe borrowed from Japanese 芫花 (genka), whose historical spelling is げんくわ (genkwa), ultimately comes from Middle Chinese 芫花 (MC ngjwon xwae, “lilac daphne”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

genkwas (plural)

Synonyms

lilac daphne

Questions

What does genkwa mean?
Synonym of lilac daphne.
Where does genkwa come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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