Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thingyan

/ˈθɪnd͡ʒɑːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: thingyan
IPA: /ˈθɪnd͡ʒɑːn/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Burmese New Year festival, celebrated from 13 to 16 April.

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese သင်္ကြန် (sangkran), from Sanskrit संक्रान्ति (saṃkrānti, “passage of the sun from one celestial position to another”).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: သင်္ကြန်, संक्रान्ति

Questions

How do you pronounce thingyan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɪnd͡ʒɑːn/.
What does thingyan mean?: The Burmese New Year festival, celebrated from 13 to 16 April.
Where does thingyan come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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