Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ngan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
ngan
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Cantonese.

name

Alternative form of Ngen (“dialect of the Beng language”).

name

Initialism of Next Generation Action Network.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 顏 /颜 (ngaan⁴).

Inflected Forms

Ngans (plural)

Questions

What does ngan mean?
A surname from Cantonese.
Where does ngan come from?
Borrowed from Cantonese 顏 /颜 (ngaan⁴).

How to pronounce ngan

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