Gnihing

G2N1I1H4I1N1G2

A form of Yixing — A county-level city of Jiangsu, in eastern China known for pottery.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

proper noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of Yixing.
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    But, leſt theſe Reaſons ſhould be eſteemed conjectural, I ſhall farther prove, and confirm my Opinion from Martinius, who, in the Place before quoted, ſpeaks in the following Manner: "It is not without Reaſon, that the City Gnihing receives that Name, which, in their Language, ſignifies the Glory of the Earth; and which was beſtowed upon it, becauſe in it are made the earthen Veſſels, uſed in diluting, and drinking their Tea.

    1746, Simon Pauli, quoting Martinius, translated by Dr. James, A Treatise on Tobacco, Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate, London: T. Osborne, →OCLC, pages 149–150

Origin

  1. Chinese宜興 /宜兴
  2. EnglishGnihing

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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