Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyongyang

/ˌpjɔŋˈjæŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
py-ongyang
IPA
/ˌpjɔŋˈjæŋ/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of North Korea.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 평양(平壤) (Pyeong'yang, literally “flat land”), from the McCune–Reischauer (MR) romanisation P'yŏngyang, a Sino-Korean word from 平壤.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpjɔŋˈjæŋ/
  • British English: /ˌpjɒŋˈjæŋ/

Inflected Forms

Derived Forms

Phrases

capital city of South Korea

Frequently Paired Words

Seoul capital city of South Korea

Synonyms

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Questions

How do you pronounce pyongyang?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpjɔŋˈjæŋ/.
What does pyongyang mean?
The capital city of North Korea.
Where does pyongyang come from?
Borrowed from Korean 평양(平壤) (Pyeong'yang, literally “flat land”), from the McCune–Reischauer (MR) romanisation P'yŏngyang, a Sino-Korean word from 平壤.

How to pronounce pyongyang

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