Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rakhine

/rəˈkaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: rakhine
IPA: /rəˈkaɪn/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ethnic group in Myanmar (Burma), forming the majority along the coastal region of present-day Rakhine State. They were formerly called the Arakanese.

name

The Arakanese language.

name

A state of Myanmar.

Etymology

From Burmese ရခိုင် (ra.hkuing).

Word Breakdown

Root: ရခိုင်

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Rakhine terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Rakhine terms

Synonyms

Rakhine State Arakanese Aracanese

Questions

How do you pronounce rakhine?: The recorded pronunciation is /rəˈkaɪn/.
What does rakhine mean?: An ethnic group in Myanmar (Burma), forming the majority along the coastal region of present-day Rakhine State. They were formerly called the Arakanese.
Where does rakhine come from?: From Burmese ရခိုင် (ra.hkuing).

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