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English word origin

Etymology of Mosuo

Borrowed from Mandarin 摩梭 (Mósuō).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A small ethnic group living in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in China, close to the border with Tibet.

name

Synonym of Na (“language”).

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

Borrowed from Mandarin 摩梭 (Mósuō).

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