Nanzi
See also: nánzǐ
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 楠梓 (Nánzǐ).
Proper noun
[edit]Nanzi
- Alternative form of Nanzih
- 2023 June 11, Duncan DeAeth, “Power outage in Kaohsiung affects 5,000 homes”, in Taiwan News[1], sourced from Taipei (Taiwan News), archived from the original on July 25, 2024, Society[2]:
- Residents in Kaohsiung’s Nanzi District were briefly without power on Sunday morning (June 11) after a voltage suppressor was damaged by lightning.
Papiamentu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Asante Akan ananse (“spider”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Proper noun
[edit]Nanzi
- Anansi
- A trickster spider, one of the main characters in West African and Caribbean folklore fairy tales.
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