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naan

/nɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
naan
IPA
/nɑn/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.

Etymology

From Hindi नान (nān) / Urdu نان (nān), from Classical Persian نان (nān), from Middle Persian LHMA (nān, “bread, food”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: नान, نان, LHMA

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /nɑn/
  • British English: /nɑːn/

Inflected Forms

naans (plural) nan (alternative)

Derived Forms

naanizza naanwich

Phrases

Peshwari naan pizza naan

Synonyms

nan

Homonyms

non- (one pronunciation) non

Rhymes With

on one-on-one come-on put-on run-on john non upon iran don jon con

Questions

How do you pronounce naan?
The recorded pronunciation is /nɑn/.
What does naan mean?
A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
Where does naan come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce naan

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