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wanax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wanax
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Mycenean or Minoan king.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Mycenaean Greek 𐀷𐀙𐀏 (wa-na-ka, “king”), informed in part by its Ancient Greek cognate ϝάναξ (wánax, “king”). Doublet of anax, from Ancient Greek ἄναξ (ánax).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

wanaxes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

anax

Questions

What does wanax mean?
A Mycenean or Minoan king.
Where does wanax come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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