Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yangban

/ˈjaŋban/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: yang-ban
IPA: /ˈjaŋban/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the ruling class of male Confucian intellectuals in Korea at and before the time of the Korean Empire.

Example Sentences

"One yangban, Yi Sŭng-hun, provided a new answer to this crisis of authority: while in Beijing serving as a diplomat, he was baptized a Catholic Christian and went home to propagate his faith."

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 양반(兩班) (yangban).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈjaŋban/

Inflected Forms

yangbans (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce yangban?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjaŋban/.
What does yangban mean?: A member of the ruling class of male Confucian intellectuals in Korea at and before the time of the Korean Empire.
Where does yangban come from?: Borrowed from Korean 양반(兩班) (yangban).

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