Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tincal

/ˈtɪŋkl̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tin-cal
IPA: /ˈtɪŋkl̩/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

crude native borax, formerly imported from Tibet, and once the chief source of boric compounds

Dated; Uncountable

Etymology

From Arabic تِنْكَار (tinkār), from Persian تنکار (tankâr), from Sanskrit टांकण (ṭāṃkaṇa). Compare altincar and tincar.

Origin

Source language: Persian

Word Breakdown

Root: تنکار, टांकण

Usage

Inflected Forms

altincar (alternative, obsolete) tangar (alternative, obsolete) tankal (alternative, obsolete) tincall (alternative, obsolete) tincar (alternative, obsolete) tinkal (alternative, obsolete)

Frequently Paired Words

borax

Homonyms

tinkle

Rhymes With

sprinkle twinkle wrinkle winkle tinkle crinkle inkle kinkle atwinkle chinkle strinkle drinkle

Questions

How do you pronounce tincal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɪŋkl̩/.
What does tincal mean?: crude native borax, formerly imported from Tibet, and once the chief source of boric compounds
Where does tincal come from?: It is traced to Persian.

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