Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

registan

/ˈɹɛɡɪˌstɑːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
reg-is-tan
IPA
/ˈɹɛɡɪˌstɑːn/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A desert in Afghanistan

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ریگِسْتَان (rēgistān, literally “place of sand”).

Inflected Forms

the Registan (canonical) Reghistan (alternative, rare) Rigestan (alternative, rare) Rigistan (alternative, rare) Righistan (alternative, rare) Rejistan (alternative, rare) Rijistan (alternative, rare)

Questions

How do you pronounce registan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛɡɪˌstɑːn/.
What does registan mean?
A public square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Where does registan come from?
Borrowed from Classical Persian ریگِسْتَان (rēgistān, literally “place of sand”).

How to pronounce registan

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