Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nan-an

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: nan-an
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Nan'an.

Example Sentences

"In 1974, except for two mainlanders who married village girls and resided there, and one Hakka-speaking family, the majority of the village families and lineage groups can trace their ancestry to Nan-an county, a small area in Ch'uan-chou region, southern Fukkien."

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 南安 (Nán'ān) Wade–Giles pronunciation: Nan²-an¹.

Word Breakdown

Root: 南安, -

Questions

What does nan-an mean?: Alternative form of Nan'an.
Where does nan-an come from?: Borrowed from Mandarin 南安 (Nán'ān) Wade–Giles pronunciation: Nan²-an¹.

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