Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

umpan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: umpan
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cloud-shaped gong rung in a Zen monastery to announce mealtimes, etc.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 雲版 (unpan).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 雲版

Questions

What does umpan mean?: A cloud-shaped gong rung in a Zen monastery to announce mealtimes, etc.
Where does umpan come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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