Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taipan

/ˈtaɪpæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: taipan
IPA: /ˈtaɪpæn/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any venomous elapid snake of the genus Oxyuranus, found in Australia and New Guinea.

noun

A foreign businessman in China; a tycoon.

noun

A tycoon (usually of Chinese Filipino background)

Example Sentences

"Of course it was very sad, but the taipan could hardly help a smile when he thought how many of these young fellows he had drunk underground."
"The British taipans stood in one sodden circle with their womenfolk, like bored officers at a garrison get-together."

Etymology

From Wik-Mungkan tay-pan (or dhayban).

Word Breakdown

Root: thaypan

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈtaɪpæn/

Inflected Forms

taipans (plural) taepan (alternative) tai-pan (alternative) typan (alternative)

Phrases

Central Ranges taipan coastal taipan inland taipan western taipan Papuan taipan

Frequently Paired Words

tycoon

Synonyms

oxyuranus scutellatus

Questions

How do you pronounce taipan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtaɪpæn/.
What does taipan mean?: Any venomous elapid snake of the genus Oxyuranus, found in Australia and New Guinea.
Where does taipan come from?: From Wik-Mungkan tay-pan (or dhayban).

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