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phung

/fˈʌŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
phung
IPA
/fˈʌŋ/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Vietnamese [in turn from Chinese].

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Phùng, from Chinese 馮 /冯 (ㄈㄥˊ). Doublet of Feng, Fung.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Phungs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Fung

Homonyms

fung

Rhymes With

young among tongue hung lung sung kung swung chung sprung flung strung

Questions

How do you pronounce phung?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈʌŋ/.
What does phung mean?
A surname from Vietnamese [in turn from Chinese].
Where does phung come from?
It is traced to Vietnamese.

How to pronounce phung

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/fˈʌŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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