Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sino-burmese

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: sino-burmese
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining both to China and to Myanmar; being both Chinese and Burmese.

Example Sentences

"In Hsi-shuang-pan-na T‘ai Autonomous Region of Yunnan Province, near the Burmese border, there are countless small monasteries generally composed of a Buddha hall, monks’ quarters, and one or two pagodas all enclosed by a wall and decorated in the regional Sino-Burmese style."

Etymology

From Sino- + Burmese.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: Sino

Questions

What does sino-burmese mean?: Of or pertaining both to China and to Myanmar; being both Chinese and Burmese.
Where does sino-burmese come from?: From Sino- + Burmese.

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