Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daoism

/ˈdaʊ.ɪzm̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: dao-ism
IPA: /ˈdaʊ.ɪzm̩/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Taoism.

Etymology

From Taoism but influenced by the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 道 (Dào).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 道

Synonyms

taoism

Questions

How do you pronounce daoism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaʊ.ɪzm̩/.
What does daoism mean?: Alternative form of Taoism.
Where does daoism come from?: From Taoism but influenced by the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 道 (Dào).

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