Nanzi

See also: nánzǐ

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 楠梓 (Nánzǐ).

Proper noun

Nanzi

  1. Alternative form of Nanzih.
    • 2023 June 11, Duncan DeAeth, “Power outage in Kaohsiung affects 5,000 homes”, in Taiwan News‎[1], sourced from Taipei (Taiwan News), archived from the original on 25 July 2024, Society‎[2]:
      Residents in Kaohsiung’s Nanzi District were briefly without power on Sunday morning (June 11) after a voltage suppressor was damaged by lightning.

Papiamentu

Etymology

From the Asante Akan ananse (“spider”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Proper noun

Nanzi

  1. Anansi
  2. A trickster spider, one of the main characters in West African and Caribbean folklore fairy tales.
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