Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yongan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: Yong-an
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Example Sentences

"The Ciaotou District Prosecutors Office ruled on Friday that a man in his 70s whose body was found on a beach in Yong'an District, Kaohsiung a day earlier after swimming in the ocean, was mauled and killed by three stray dogs."

Etymology

From Mandarin 永安 (Yǒng'ān).

Word Breakdown

Root: 永安

Questions

What does yongan mean?: A district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Where does yongan come from?: From Mandarin 永安 (Yǒng'ān).

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