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umpan

umpan noun: a cloud-shaped gong rung in a Zen monastery to announce mealtimes, etc.

Noun

umpan

  1. A cloud-shaped gong rung in a Zen monastery to announce mealtimes, etc.

Origin of umpan

Borrowed from Japanese 雲版 (unpan).

Questions about umpan

What does umpan mean?
Umpan means a cloud-shaped gong rung in a Zen monastery to announce mealtimes, etc.
What part of speech is umpan?
Umpan is a noun.

Words near umpan in the dictionary

  1. umount
  2. umounted
  3. umounting
  4. umounts
  5. ump
  6. umpan
  7. umped
  8. umph
  9. Umphress
  10. Umphresses
  11. Umphrey

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