Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lethwei

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: leth-wei
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A full-contact combat sport from Myanmar, allowing headbutts alongside punches, kicks, elbows, and knees.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Burmese လက်ဝှေ့ (lakhwe., “boxing”).

Word Breakdown

Root: လက်ဝှေ့

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

Burmese boxing

Questions

What does lethwei mean?: A full-contact combat sport from Myanmar, allowing headbutts alongside punches, kicks, elbows, and knees.
Where does lethwei come from?: From Burmese လက်ဝှေ့ (lakhwe., “boxing”).

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