Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mosuo

/məʊˈswəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: Mo-suo
IPA: /məʊˈswəʊ/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small ethnic group living in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in China, close to the border with Tibet.

name

Synonym of Na (“language”).

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 摩梭 (Mósuō).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Synonyms

Na

Questions

How do you pronounce mosuo?: The recorded pronunciation is /məʊˈswəʊ/.
What does mosuo mean?: A small ethnic group living in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in China, close to the border with Tibet.
Where does mosuo come from?: Borrowed from Mandarin 摩梭 (Mósuō).

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