Chinese

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phonetic
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(喀山)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Manchu ᡴᠠᠰᠠᠨ (kasan). First attested in Narrative of the Chinese Embassy to the Khan of the Tourgouth Tartars (異域錄), 1723.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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喀山

  1. Kazan (the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia)