Etymology

paiza

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Today it means: A tablet of authority in the Mongol Empire. Full definition →

Middle Mongol ᠫᠠᠶᠢᠵᠠ ← Chinese 牌子
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  1. Chinese · derived from牌子
  2. Middle Mongol · derived fromᠫᠠᠶᠢᠵᠠ
  3. English todaypaiza

Derived from Middle Mongol ᠫᠠᠶᠢᠵᠠ (payiǰa) (compare Modern Mongolian пайз (paiz)). Ultimately from Chinese 牌子 (páizi).

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