Speakur

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tenzin

/ˈtɛnzɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
Ten-zin
IPA
/ˈtɛnzɪn/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A unisex given name from Tibetan.

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan བསྟན་འཛིན (bstan 'dzin).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɛnzɪn/
  • British English: /ˈtɛnzɪn/

Inflected Forms

Tenzing (alternative) Stanzin (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce tenzin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛnzɪn/.
What does tenzin mean?
A unisex given name from Tibetan.
Where does tenzin come from?
Borrowed from Tibetan བསྟན་འཛིན (bstan 'dzin).

How to pronounce tenzin

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