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naxi

/nɑːˈʃiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
naxi
IPA
/nɑːˈʃiː/
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Sino-Tibetan people living in the city of Lijiang, Yunnan, China.

name

A Sino-Tibetan language spoken in the city of Lijiang, Yunnan, China.

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 納西／纳西 (nàxī).

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Naxi Dongba Naxi Geba

Questions

How do you pronounce naxi?
The recorded pronunciation is /nɑːˈʃiː/.
What does naxi mean?
A Sino-Tibetan people living in the city of Lijiang, Yunnan, China.
Where does naxi come from?
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 納西／纳西 (nàxī).

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