Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

p'an-ku

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: p'an-ku
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Pangu.

Example Sentences

"The legend of China reaches back into the remotest shadows of the past. Even the myths which have come down from the period before history began contain no suggestion that the Chinese people came into their ancient kingdom from any other part of the world, as is so often the case with other races. Instead, the mythology of China begins with Pan-Ku, allegedly the first conscious being, who shaped the world out of chaos."

Etymology

From Mandarin 盤古 /盘古 (Pángǔ) Wade–Giles romanization: Pʻan²-ku³.

Word Breakdown

Root: 盤古, -

Questions

What does p'an-ku mean?: Alternative form of Pangu.
Where does p'an-ku come from?: From Mandarin 盤古 /盘古 (Pángǔ) Wade–Giles romanization: Pʻan²-ku³.

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