Etymology

Gnihing

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Chinese 宜興 /宜兴
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  1. Chinese · borrowed from宜興 /宜兴
  2. English todayGnihing

From Matteo Ricci's romanization of Chinese 宜興 /宜兴 (Yíxīng), from a dialect where 宜 begins with /ŋ-/ and 興／兴 begins with /h-/.

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