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longkang

[ˈlɔŋ˧.kaŋ˦]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
longkang
IPA
[ˈlɔŋ˧.kaŋ˦]
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ditch, street drain

Colloquial

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay longkang, from Min Nan 壟溝 /垄沟.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

longkangs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce longkang?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˈlɔŋ˧.kaŋ˦].
What does longkang mean?
Ditch, street drain
Where does longkang come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Malay longkang, from Min Nan 壟溝 /垄沟.

How to pronounce longkang

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