kunqu
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A form of Chinese opera that began in the 16th century, during the Ming Dynasty, in the Wu cultural area.
Example Sentences
- "Then, in 1936, the Firemen's Association of K’un-shan sponsored a benefit concert. This was a big deal because K’un-shan was the place where k’un-ch’ü originated six hundred years ago."
Etymology
Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 崑曲 /昆曲 (kūnqǔ, literally “Kun[shan] melody”).
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, 崑曲