Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ru kiln

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: ru kiln
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kiln in which Chinese Ru ware was manufactured during the Song dynasty.

Etymology

Partial calque of Mandarin 汝窯 /汝窑 (Rǔyáo), using the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 汝 (Rǔ), in reference to Ruzhou, where they were located.

Word Breakdown

Root: -, ^汝

Inflected Forms

Ru kilns (plural) Ju kiln (alternative)

Phrases

Ru ware

Frequently Paired Words

Ru ware

Questions

What does ru kiln mean?: A kiln in which Chinese Ru ware was manufactured during the Song dynasty.
Where does ru kiln come from?: Partial calque of Mandarin 汝窯 /汝窑 (Rǔyáo), using the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 汝 (Rǔ), in reference to Ruzhou, where they were located.

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