Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

min nan

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables
min -nan
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Southern Min.

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 閩南 /闽南 (Mǐn Nán).

Inflected Forms

Mǐn Nán (alternative) Minnan (alternative) Min-nan (alternative)

Synonyms

Southern Min

Questions

What does min nan mean?
Synonym of Southern Min.
Where does min nan come from?
Borrowed from Mandarin 閩南 /闽南 (Mǐn Nán).

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