Etymology

Kiamusze

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Mandarin 佳木斯
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from佳木斯
  2. English todayKiamusze

From the Postal Romanization of the Nanking court dialect Mandarin 佳木斯 (Jiāmùsī), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ].

Words from the same roots

Mandarin佳木斯 all →

Jiamusi

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.