Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

banshay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ban-shay
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A weapon-based martial art from Myanmar, focusing primarily on the sword, staff and spear.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese ဗန်ရှည် (banhrany).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ဗန်ရှည်

Usage

Questions

What does banshay mean?
A weapon-based martial art from Myanmar, focusing primarily on the sword, staff and spear.
Where does banshay come from?
Borrowed from Burmese ဗန်ရှည် (banhrany).

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