Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chindit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chin-dit
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an allied commando unit operating behind enemy lines in northern Burma during World War II.

Etymology

Derived from Burmese ခြင်္သေ့ (hkrangse., “lion”).

Inflected Forms

Chindits (plural)

Questions

What does chindit mean?: A member of an allied commando unit operating behind enemy lines in northern Burma during World War II.
Where does chindit come from?: Derived from Burmese ခြင်္သေ့ (hkrangse., “lion”).

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