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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tan-kea

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
tan-kea
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of Tanka.

Etymology

A romanization of the Nanjing Mandarin pronunciation of 蜑家 (dànjiā) from before the palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ].

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Tan-keas (plural) tankia (alternative)

Questions

What does tan-kea mean?
Alternative form of Tanka.
Where does tan-kea come from?
A romanization of the Nanjing Mandarin pronunciation of 蜑家 (dànjiā) from before the palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ].

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