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yamanaka

/jˌɑmɑnˈɑkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
ya-mana-ka
IPA
/jˌɑmɑnˈɑkə/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山中 (Yamanaka).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Yamanakas (plural)

Rhymes With

aka osaka tanaka dhaka lusaka baka shaka paca moussaka apodaca straka menchaca

Questions

How do you pronounce yamanaka?
The recorded pronunciation is /jˌɑmɑnˈɑkə/.
What does yamanaka mean?
A surname from Japanese.
Where does yamanaka come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce yamanaka

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