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pangu

/pɑːnˈɡuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
pan-gu
IPA
/pɑːnˈɡuː/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The first living being and creator of all in Chinese mythology.

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 盤古／盘古 (Pángǔ).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Puon-koo (alternative, obsolete) P'an-ku (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce pangu?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɑːnˈɡuː/.
What does pangu mean?
The first living being and creator of all in Chinese mythology.
Where does pangu come from?
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 盤古／盘古 (Pángǔ).

How to pronounce pangu

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