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瑪納斯

简玛纳斯 · 繁瑪納斯

Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ nà sī

Manas, hero of Kyrghiz epic saga
Manas county and town in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州 Chāng jí Huí zú zì zhì zhōu, Xinjiang

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斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
玛: mǎ · agate; cornelian
纳: nà · admit, take, receive, accept

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3–4–1 · Ma3 na4 si1

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maa5 naap6 si1

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name · Etymology 1

(literature) (～史詩) Epic of Manas
Manas (a village in Talas district, Talas, Kyrgyzstan)

name · Etymology 2

(～河) Manasi River (a river in the Xinjiang autonomous region, China)
(～湖) Manas Lake (a lake in the Xinjiang autonomous region, China)
(～縣) Manas County (a county of the Xinjiang autonomous region, China)
(～鎮) Manas (a town, the county town of Manas, Xinjiang autonomous region, China)

name · Etymology 3

Manas River (river in Bhutan and India)

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