Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bagan

/bˈeɪɡən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: bagan
IPA: /bˈeɪɡən/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in the Mandalay Region, Myanmar, formerly known as Pagan

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese ပုဂံ (pu.gam). Doublet of Pagan.

Word Breakdown

Root: ပုဂံ

Rhymes With

reagan megan pagan hagen sagan hagan kagan fagan dagon ragan geoghegan gagan

Questions

How do you pronounce bagan?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈeɪɡən/.
What does bagan mean?: A town in the Mandalay Region, Myanmar, formerly known as Pagan
Where does bagan come from?: Borrowed from Burmese ပုဂံ (pu.gam). Doublet of Pagan.

How to pronounce bagan

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