Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zaman

/zəˈmɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: za-man
IPA: /zəˈmɑn/

16

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Albizia saman, a large tropical tree in the pea family.

Example Sentences

"On shore, the mule's pinkish ears revolved lazily in the shade of the zaman tree."

Etymology

From Cariban.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

zamans (plural)

Synonyms

monkey pod rain tree saman zamang monkeypod albizia saman

Rhymes With

damon shaman cayman raman layman heyman laymen hayman xiamen foramen haman rayman

Questions

How do you pronounce zaman?: The recorded pronunciation is /zəˈmɑn/.
What does zaman mean?: Albizia saman, a large tropical tree in the pea family.
Where does zaman come from?: From Cariban.

How to pronounce zaman

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