Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balanyá

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bal-anya
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A municipality of Chimaltenango department, Guatemala.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Balanyá, from Kaqchikel Bʼalam Yaʼ, from bʼalam (“jaguar”) + yaʼ (“water”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Balanyá, Bʼalam Yaʼ

Inflected Forms

Balanya (alternative)

Synonyms

Santa Cruz Balanyá

Questions

What does balanyá mean?: A municipality of Chimaltenango department, Guatemala.
Where does balanyá come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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