Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sneng

/snɛŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sneng
IPA: /snɛŋ/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ox horn or water buffalo horn used by the Khmer people as a musical instrument. It has been used to call for assembly, to summon elephants from the field and by hunters to communicate over great distances.

Etymology

Borrowed from Khmer ស្នែង (snaeng, “horn (of an animal)”), from Old Khmer sneṅ (“horn”).

Word Breakdown

Root: sneṅ

Inflected Forms

snaeng (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

abeng

Rhymes With

ng eng feng peng meng sheng gauteng leng geng keng dreng skeng

Questions

How do you pronounce sneng?: The recorded pronunciation is /snɛŋ/.
What does sneng mean?: An ox horn or water buffalo horn used by the Khmer people as a musical instrument. It has been used to call for assembly, to summon elephants from the field and by hunters to communicate over great distances.
Where does sneng come from?: Borrowed from Khmer ស្នែង (snaeng, “horn (of an animal)”), from Old Khmer sneṅ (“horn”).

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