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chimay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
chi-may
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and municipality in Hainault, Belgium.

name

An imaginary lake thought for centuries to exist in southern China or northern Indochina, once believed to be the source of the Brahmaputra or Meghna, the Irrawaddy, the Salween, and the Chao Phraya Rivers.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French Chimay, sometimes further derived via Vulgar Latin, from Proto-Celtic *koimos (“pretty, pleasant”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Chimay, -, *koimos, lago, เชียงใหม่

Inflected Forms

Chiamay (alternative) Chiammay (alternative) Chiamai (alternative) Chiang Mai (alternative) Chaamay (alternative) Chiama (alternative) Cunebete (alternative) Singapamor (alternative) Jamahey (alternative)

Questions

What does chimay mean?
A city and municipality in Hainault, Belgium.
Where does chimay come from?
It is traced to French.

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