坦噶尼喀 tǎn gá ní kā

Tanganyika, former state in East Africa

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Tanganyika on continent of West Africa, one component of Tanzania

Characters

Character Meaning
坦 tǎn HSK 5
open-hearted; flat; level
噶 gá
(dialect) final particle similar to 了le (esp. in Yunnan)
尼 ní
(often used in phonetic spellings); Buddhist nun
喀 kā
(onom.) sound of coughing or vomiting