Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yuen

/jwˈɛn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: yuen
IPA: /jwˈɛn/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crowned gibbon or pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus)

name

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 袁 (jyun4) or 阮 (jyun2).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Yuens (plural)

Phrases

Yuen Long

Frequently Paired Words

Yuen Long

Rhymes With

when then again men ten ben en pen gen cnn ken den

Questions

How do you pronounce yuen?: The recorded pronunciation is /jwˈɛn/.
What does yuen mean?: A crowned gibbon or pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus)
Where does yuen come from?: Borrowed from Cantonese 袁 (jyun4) or 阮 (jyun2).

How to pronounce yuen

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