Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zayat

/ˈzaɪ.ət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: za-y-at
IPA: /ˈzaɪ.ət/

17

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A building in Myanmar used for meetings and religious assemblies and to give shelter to travellers.

Example Sentences

"There are always several zayats in the neighborhood of a kyoung, to which the devotees of Boodh resort to listen to their priests."

Etymology

From Burmese ဇရပ် (ja.rap).

Word Breakdown

Root: ဇရပ်

Inflected Forms

zayats (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce zayat?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzaɪ.ət/.
What does zayat mean?: A building in Myanmar used for meetings and religious assemblies and to give shelter to travellers.
Where does zayat come from?: From Burmese ဇရပ် (ja.rap).

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