English word origin

Etymology of Liang

From Mandarin 梁 (Liáng). Doublet of Niu.

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Source etymology 1

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name

An ancient Chinese kingdom during the Zhou dynasty, a promotion of the former march of Wei · A surname from Chinese.

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From Mandarin 梁 (Liáng). Doublet of Niu.

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Unspecified derivation mention梁cmn
Doublet mentionNiuen

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Machine-source provenance

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