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Modern (Beijing) reading: míng
Preclassic Old Chinese: mheŋ
Classic Old Chinese: mheŋ
Western Han Chinese: mheŋ
Eastern Han Chinese: mhjeŋ
Early Postclassic Chinese: mhjeŋ
Middle Postclassic Chinese: mhjeŋ
Late Postclassic Chinese: mhjeŋ
Middle Chinese: mjeŋ
English meaning : to name; name; inscription
Russian meaning[s]: 1) название; называть; номенклатура; номинальный; имя; именоваться; 2) слава, известность; известный, знаменитый; репутация, доброе имя; почетный; 3) имя существительное; 4) счетный суффикс для людей
Comments: Voiceless *mh- is indicated by Shaowu miaŋ7.
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Dialectal data: Dialectal data
Radical: 30
Four-angle index: 1340
Karlgren code: 0826 a-c
Vietnamese reading: danh
Jianchuan Bai: miɛ4
Dali Bai: mer5
Bijiang Bai: ńo4
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *miǝ̆ŋ
Meaning: name
Chinese: *mheŋ name.
Tibetan: miŋ, mjiŋ name.
Burmese: mań name, to be called, hmań́ to name, call, LB *(s)miŋ.
Kachin: mjiŋ1 a name, šǝmjiŋ3 to name.
Lushai: hmiŋ name, reputation, KC *r-hmiŋ.
Lepcha: miŋ, a-miŋ a word
Kiranti: *mìŋ // *nìŋ
Comments: PG *min; BG: Garo miŋ, Dimasa mu, Bodo muŋ; Moshang miŋ; Namsangia min; Kham mìN; Mantshati min; Thebor min; Dhimal miŋ. Simon 16; Sh. 38, 124, 134, 407, 430; Ben. 31.
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Kiranti etymology :

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Proto-Kiranti: *mìŋ / *nìŋ
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Meaning: name
Sunwar: ne
Tulung: nǝŋ
Kaling: naŋ
Limbu: miŋ
Dumi:
Kulung: niŋ
Yamphu: niŋ
Comments: Toba 93 *nVŋ.
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Limbu dictionary :

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Entry: miN
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: n.
Meaning: name.
limet-prnum,limet-pspeech,limet-meaning,

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Dumi dictionary :

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Entry:
Kiränti etymology: Kiränti etymology
Grammar: n.
Meaning: name
Comments: cf. moʔo, wa:tnsinɨ (2).
dumet-prnum,dumet-pspeech,dumet-meaning,dumet-comments,

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Kulung dictionary :

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Entry: niN
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: n.
Meaning: name
Nepali: nām.
kulet-prnum,kulet-pspeech,kulet-meaning,kulet-nepali,

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Yamphu dictionary :

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Entry: niŋ
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: n.
Meaning: name.
yamet-prnum,yamet-pspeech,yamet-meaning,

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Chinese Dialects :

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Number: 245
Chinese etymology: Chinese etymology
Character:
MC description : 梗開三平清明
ZIHUI: 0682 2527
Beijing: miŋ 12
Jinan: miŋ 12
Xi'an: miŋ 12
Taiyuan: miŋ 1
Hankou: min 12
Chengdu: min 12
Yangzhou: mĩ 12
Suzhou: min 12
Wenzhou: meŋ 12
Changsha: min 12
Shuangfeng: min 12 (lit.); miõ 12
Nanchang: min 31 (lit.); miaŋ 31
Meixian: miaŋ 12
Guangzhou: mîŋ 12
Xiamen: bîŋ 12 (lit.); miã 12
Chaozhou: miã 12
Fuzhou: miŋ 12 (lit.); miaŋ 12
Shanghai: miŋ 32
Zhongyuan yinyun: miǝŋ 12
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