Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pandamonium

/ˌpæn.dəˈmoʊ.ni.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: pan-da-mon-i-um
IPA: /ˌpæn.dəˈmoʊ.ni.əm/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Furore caused by or involving giant pandas.

Humorous; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] Hsing Hsing and Ling Ling, the giant pandas given to the American people by Chinese Premier Chou En-lai, were introduced to the public Thursday. First Lady Pat Nixon, who received them on behalf of all Americans, said "Thank you so much for this gift of pandas for children of all ages, including me. I'm sure pandamonium will break out.""
"But Sunday was the last day of the pandas' six-month visit and the "pandamonium" was supposed to be over. Over the weekend, people crowded in for one last look."
"Ever since it was known that the Toledo Zoo would be exhibiting a pair of the endangered giant pandas, a state of "pandamonium" has existed in this part of Ohio."
"I sat down and tried to think of a logical way of explaining my scant knowledge of Mitchel Joseph, research lab director of the Memphis Zoo, whom I had seen a few times during the first few months of the Panda Pandamonium of last June. The entire city of Memphis was excited about the arrival of Le Le and Ya Ya, two young pandas from China. Joseph had been instrumental in managing the successful quarantine period."

Etymology

Etymology tree Tibetan ཕོ་ཉ (pho nya)der.? French pandabor. English panda Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)bor. English pan- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y-der. Ancient Greek δαίομαι (daíomai) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek δαιμόνῐος (daimónĭos) Ancient Greek δαιμόνῐον (daimónĭon)bor. Latin daemonium English pandemonium blend English pandamonium Blend of panda + pandemonium.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpæn.dəˈmoʊ.ni.əm/
British English: /ˌpæn.dəˈməʊ.ni.əm/

Usage

Homonyms

(GA) pandemonium pandemonium

Rhymes With

plutonium pandemonium polonium harmonium euphonium meconium pelargonium iconium pancuronium vecuronium hydronium diazonium

Questions

How do you pronounce pandamonium?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpæn.dəˈmoʊ.ni.əm/.
What does pandamonium mean?: Furore caused by or involving giant pandas.
Where does pandamonium come from?: Etymology tree Tibetan ཕོ་ཉ (pho nya)der.? French pandabor. English panda Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)bor. English pan- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y-der. Ancient Greek δαίομαι (daíomai) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek δαιμόνῐος (daimónĭos) Ancient Greek δαιμόνῐον (daimónĭon)bor. Latin daemonium English pandemonium blend English pandamonium Blend of panda + pandemonium.

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