Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyongsong

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: py-ong-song
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A municipal city in South Pyongan Province, North Korea.

Example Sentences

"Defectors said the consumer boom extends to cities beyond Pyongyang, where bustling markets or train stations are now home to small coffee stalls, and wearing jewelry is an outward and accepted sign of status. Ahn said the nearby city of Pyongsong is where many well-off North Koreans live, thanks to wholesale businesses importing products from China."

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 평성(平城) (Pyeongseong).

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: ^평성(平城)

Questions

What does pyongsong mean?: A municipal city in South Pyongan Province, North Korea.
Where does pyongsong come from?: It is traced to Korean.

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