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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lisu

/ˈliːˌsuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
lisu
IPA
/ˈliːˌsuː/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group inhabiting the mountainous regions of Yunnan (southwestern China), Arunachal Pradesh (northeastern India), northern Myanmar and Thailand.

name

A Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Lisu people.

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to the Lisu people or Lisu language.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 傈僳 (Lìsù), 𤠫𤢂, etc.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Lisus (plural)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Lisu terms lis ⁠

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Lisu terms lis ⁠

Synonyms

lisu language

Questions

How do you pronounce lisu?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈliːˌsuː/.
What does lisu mean?
A member of a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group inhabiting the mountainous regions of Yunnan (southwestern China), Arunachal Pradesh (northeastern India), northern Myanmar and Thailand.
Where does lisu come from?
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 傈僳 (Lìsù), 𤠫𤢂, etc.

How to pronounce lisu

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