Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chiamay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chia-may
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Chimay (“an imaginary lake”).

name

Obsolete form of Chiang Mai.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Italian Chiamay in reference to the town and—via Portuguese Chimay—the imaginary lake, from Thai เชียงใหม่ (Chiiang Mai, “Chiang Mai, New Town”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Chiamay, Chimay, เชียงใหม่

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does chiamay mean?: Alternative form of Chimay (“an imaginary lake”).
Where does chiamay come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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