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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tanru

/ˈtænɹuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tan-ru
IPA
/ˈtænɹuː/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A compound brivla (“content word”): that is, a sequence of two or more brivla with possible intervention/incrustation of cmavo to modify the way in which the brivla associate. (Left on their own, the brivla behave in a left-associative manner, where each brivla is modified by the brivla or sub-tanru to its left, before going on to modify the brivla to its right.) The component brivla maintain their separateness (i.e., they are separated by spaces), making tanru different from lujvo.

Etymology

From Lojban tanru.

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

bo ke ke'e

Questions

How do you pronounce tanru?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtænɹuː/.
What does tanru mean?
A compound brivla (“content word”): that is, a sequence of two or more brivla with possible intervention/incrustation of cmavo to modify the way in which the brivla associate. (Left on their own, the brivla behave in a left-associative manner, where each brivla is modified by the brivla or sub-tanru to its left, before going on to modify the brivla to its right.) The component brivla maintain their separateness (i.e., they are separated by spaces), making tanru different from lujvo.
Where does tanru come from?
From Lojban tanru.

How to pronounce tanru

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