Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tengrism

/ˈtɛŋ(ɡ)ɹɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ten-grism
IPA: /ˈtɛŋ(ɡ)ɹɪzəm/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Central Asian religion characterized by features of shamanism, animism, totemism, both polytheism and monotheism, and ancestor worship, and formerly the state religion of the six ancient Turkic states.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Tengri + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Tengri

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Tengriism (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Tenrikyo Burkhanism

Synonyms

Tengrianism

Questions

How do you pronounce tengrism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛŋ(ɡ)ɹɪzəm/.
What does tengrism mean?: A Central Asian religion characterized by features of shamanism, animism, totemism, both polytheism and monotheism, and ancestor worship, and formerly the state religion of the six ancient Turkic states.
Where does tengrism come from?: From Tengri + -ism.

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