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ongpin

/ˈʔoŋ.pɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ong-pin
IPA
/ˈʔoŋ.pɪn/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

name

Ongpin Street in Binondo (former Calle Sacristia, the historical main street of Binondo)

name

Binondo (Manila Chinatown)

Colloquial

Etymology

The street, former Calle Sacristia, was renamed after Roman Ongpin, whose surname is from Hokkien 王彬 (Ông Pin), the surname and part of the given name of the Hokkien Chinese name of Roman Ongpin's father, Simon Ongpinco, known in Hokkien as 王翼彬 (Ông Ia̍k-pin).

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Frequently Paired Words

Ong

Questions

How do you pronounce ongpin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʔoŋ.pɪn/.
What does ongpin mean?
A Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien
Where does ongpin come from?
The street, former Calle Sacristia, was renamed after Roman Ongpin, whose surname is from Hokkien 王彬 (Ông Pin), the surname and part of the given name of the Hokkien Chinese name of Roman Ongpin's father, Simon Ongpinco, known in Hokkien as 王翼彬 (Ông Ia̍k-pin).

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