Speakur

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kangling

/ˈkæŋɡ(ə)lɪŋ(ɡ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kan-gling
IPA
/ˈkæŋɡ(ə)lɪŋ(ɡ)/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Tibetan Buddhist ritual trumpet made from a human femur or tibia.

Etymology

From Tibetan རྐང་གླིང (rkang gling, literally “leg flute”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: རྐང་གླིང

Inflected Forms

kanglings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce kangling?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæŋɡ(ə)lɪŋ(ɡ)/.
What does kangling mean?
A Tibetan Buddhist ritual trumpet made from a human femur or tibia.
Where does kangling come from?
From Tibetan རྐང་གླིང (rkang gling, literally “leg flute”).

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