Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thanakha

/ta.na.ka/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thanakha
IPA: /ta.na.ka/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A yellowish-white cosmetic paste made from ground wood apple tree bark, worn mainly by Burmese women.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Burmese သနပ်ခါး (sa.naphka:).

Word Breakdown

Root: သနပ်ခါး

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce thanakha?: The recorded pronunciation is /ta.na.ka/.
What does thanakha mean?: A yellowish-white cosmetic paste made from ground wood apple tree bark, worn mainly by Burmese women.
Where does thanakha come from?: From Burmese သနပ်ခါး (sa.naphka:).

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