Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

south pyongan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: south py-on-gan
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of North Korea. Capital: Pyongsong.

Example Sentences

"In its report, which was released on Friday, the UN agency also said floods had forced about 60,000 people from their homes, most of them in South Pyongan Province in central North Korea."
"The biggest loss of human life was in two counties of South Pyongan province, which were hit by torrential rains on Monday and Tuesday, it said."
"The UN mission said immediate food aid was needed in the worst affected counties: Anju and Songchon in South Pyongan province and Chonnae in Kangwon province. It also said that some 50,000 families lacked clean drinking water and stood in need of purification tablets or other help to prevent disease."

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 평안남도(平安南道) (Pyeong'annamdo).

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: ^평안남도(平安南道)

Phrases

North Pyongan

Frequently Paired Words

North Pyongan

Questions

What does south pyongan mean?: A province of North Korea. Capital: Pyongsong.
Where does south pyongan come from?: It is traced to Korean.

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