Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

de'ang

/dəˈɑŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables
de'ang
IPA
/dəˈɑŋ/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ethnic minority group found in Southern China and Burma. Languages spoken in regions populated by this group include Palé, Riang, Rumai, and Shwe, all of which belong to the Palaungic sub-group of the Khasi-Khmuic family of languages.

Etymology

From Mandarin 德昂 (Dé'áng).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

De'angs (plural) Deang (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce de'ang?
The recorded pronunciation is /dəˈɑŋ/.
What does de'ang mean?
An ethnic minority group found in Southern China and Burma. Languages spoken in regions populated by this group include Palé, Riang, Rumai, and Shwe, all of which belong to the Palaungic sub-group of the Khasi-Khmuic family of languages.
Where does de'ang come from?
From Mandarin 德昂 (Dé'áng).

How to pronounce de'ang

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