Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rohingya

/ɹoʊˈhɪŋ.jə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
ro-hingya
IPA
/ɹoʊˈhɪŋ.jə/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Indo-European language spoken in Arakan, Myanmar, closely related to Chittagonian.

noun

A member of the people of Arakan, Myanmar, who speak this language.

Etymology

Borrowed from Rohingya ruáingga, from Rohingya Rohang + ya (“the people of Rohing”). Rohang is the old kingdom name of Arakan in present-day Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹoʊˈhɪŋ.jə/
  • British English: /ˈɹəʊhɪŋ.jə/

Inflected Forms

Rohingyas (plural)

Derived Forms

Rohingyalish

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Rohingya terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Rohingya terms

Rhymes With

ninja

Questions

How do you pronounce rohingya?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹoʊˈhɪŋ.jə/.
What does rohingya mean?
The Indo-European language spoken in Arakan, Myanmar, closely related to Chittagonian.
Where does rohingya come from?
Borrowed from Rohingya ruáingga, from Rohingya Rohang + ya (“the people of Rohing”). Rohang is the old kingdom name of Arakan in present-day Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).

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