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sompoi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
som-poi
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Senegalia rugata (syn. Acacia concinna), a species of acacia which holds importance in several Southeast Asian traditional medicines.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Thai ส้มป่อย (sôm-bpɔ̀i), from Thai ส้ม (sôm, “orange, sour”) + Thai ปอย (bpɔɔi, “tuft”), referring to the flowers of the plant.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

som poi (alternative)

Synonyms

soap acacia shikakai

Questions

What does sompoi mean?
Senegalia rugata (syn. Acacia concinna), a species of acacia which holds importance in several Southeast Asian traditional medicines.
Where does sompoi come from?
Borrowed from Thai ส้มป่อย (sôm-bpɔ̀i), from Thai ส้ม (sôm, “orange, sour”) + Thai ปอย (bpɔɔi, “tuft”), referring to the flowers of the plant.

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