saghan
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A town in Yengisar, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China, formerly a township.
Example Sentences
- "As a rule, those coming from Atush, Kashgar city, and surrounding areas first stopped to pray at the Häzriti Begim Mazar in Yengisar's Saghan village before continuing on the Ordam (Fig. 3)."
- "Yusupjan, a security worker in Yengisar county’s Saghan village, said his sister’s friend may have been terrified and made up the story in order to save herself from further questioning."
- "An officer at the Saghan township police station told RFA that at least one other policeman from the township, who had been promoted and served for the last five years as an assistant officer patrolling China’s border, was fired after his relatives were arrested for “extremism.”"
Etymology
From Uyghur ساغان (saghan).
Word Breakdown
- Root: ساغان