English word origin

Etymology of Jia

Borrowed from Mandarin 賈／贾 (jiǎ).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

A surname.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Mandarin 賈／贾 (jiǎ).

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Source etymology 2

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name

A county of Yulin, Shaanxi, China.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 佳 (Jiā).

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mention佳cmn

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