English word origin

Etymology of Wutai

From Mandarin 五臺 /五台 (Wǔtái).

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The source etymologies

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

A county of Xinzhou, Shanxi, China.

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

From Mandarin 五臺 /五台 (Wǔtái).

Relationships mentioned by the source

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

Borrowed-form mention五臺cmn

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

A mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.

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

From Mandarin 霧臺 /霧台 (Wùtái).

Relationships mentioned by the source

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

Borrowed-form mention霧臺//霧台//cmn

Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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