Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mann

/mˈæn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: mann
IPA: /mˈæn/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fairy chess piece that can move to any adjacent square. It moves like a king but is not a royal piece.

name

A surname from German.

name

A surname from Punjabi.

name

name

A river in the Northern Rivers region, New South Wales, Australia, which joins the Clarence River.

noun

Descendants of Burmese people who settled in Northeast India.

Example Sentences

"The mann moves like a king but is not royal; he cannot castle and he’s allowed to be captured. The mann is most popular for chess theorists who wish to discuss the king as an attacking piece, or for chess puzzles that wish to use a non-royal king."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Mann (“man”). Doublet of man and Manu.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

manns (plural) mannen (plural) Man (alternative)

Phrases

Gell-Mann Amnesia Gell-Mann Amnesia effect

Homonyms

manne

Rhymes With

an can than man one-man plan began san fan japan ran van

Questions

How do you pronounce mann?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈæn/.
What does mann mean?: A fairy chess piece that can move to any adjacent square. It moves like a king but is not a royal piece.
Where does mann come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce mann

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