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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kengtung

/kɛŋˈtʊŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
keng-tung
IPA
/kɛŋˈtʊŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former Shan state in eastern Burma.

name

A town in Shan State, Burma.

Dated

Etymology

Borrowed from Shan ၵဵင်းတုင် (káeng tǔng).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ၵဵင်းတုင်

Usage

Inflected Forms

Kyaingtong (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce kengtung?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɛŋˈtʊŋ/.
What does kengtung mean?
A former Shan state in eastern Burma.
Where does kengtung come from?
Borrowed from Shan ၵဵင်းတုင် (káeng tǔng).

How to pronounce kengtung

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