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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maskanda

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
maskan-da
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of Zulu folk music, normally played solo.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Afrikaans musikantder. Zulu umaskandabor. English maskanda From Zulu umaskanda, from Afrikaans musikant (“musician”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: umaskanda, musikant

Usage

Inflected Forms

maskandi (alternative)

Questions

What does maskanda mean?
A style of Zulu folk music, normally played solo.
Where does maskanda come from?
It is traced to Afrikaans.

How to pronounce maskanda

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