Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lo-p'u

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: lo-p'u
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Luopu (Lop)

Example Sentences

"Chinese sources of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries refer to carpet production in east Turkestan with centres at Khotan, Yü Tien, Lo-p'u and Pi-shan, with an annual capacity of about 5,000 carpets for export to Andiyan/Kokand (about eighty per cent), British India and Afghanistan (H. Bidder: Teppiche aus Ost-Turkestan). The oases on the southern border of the Tarim basin - less subject to unrest through political events and migrations - were able to lead a relatively undisturbed and independent life and formed a focus round which the development of art and craft could crystallise."
"The oasis of Khotan, the largest of these, includes Mo-yü (Kara Kash), to the northwest, and Lo-p'u, to the east."

Etymology

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 洛浦 (Lo⁴-pʻu³).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 洛浦

Questions

What does lo-p'u mean?: Alternative form of Luopu (Lop)
Where does lo-p'u come from?: From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 洛浦 (Lo⁴-pʻu³).

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