Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dunhuang

/dʊnˈhwæŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: Dun-huang
IPA: /dʊnˈhwæŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A county-level city of Jiuquan, Gansu, China.

name

A former commandery in Gansu, China, under various imperial dynasties.

name

A former kingdom in Gansu, China, during the early 10th century.

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 敦煌 (Dūnhuáng).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 敦煌

Inflected Forms

Tunhwang (alternative) Tun-huang (alternative) Tunhuang (alternative)

Derived Forms

Dunhuangology

Phrases

Dunhuang studies

Synonyms

Guiyi

Questions

How do you pronounce dunhuang?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʊnˈhwæŋ/.
What does dunhuang mean?: A county-level city of Jiuquan, Gansu, China.
Where does dunhuang come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 敦煌 (Dūnhuáng).

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