kharkhorin
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Erdene Zuu monastery, in the grasslands on the edge of the ancient capital of Kharkhorin, about 230 miles southwest of Ulan Bator, housed 1,500 lamas before it was destroyed in 1936."
- "For the history buff: Erdene Zuu Monastery is located in Kharkhorin, on the northern border of the Ovorkhangai Province."
- "How to get there: fly to Chinggis Khaan International Airport, Ulan Bator, from where you can take a four-hour bus ride to the town of Kharkhorin."
- "After two days of sightseeing in Ulaanbaatar, wordsmiths head to Kharkhorin, the town that was the Mongol Empire’s capital in the 13th century, where the retreat truly begins."
Etymology
From Mongolian Хархорин (Xarxorin).
Word Breakdown
- Root: Хархорин