"Hami" meaning in English

See Hami in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

enPR: häʹmēʹ Etymology: From Mandarin 哈密 (Hāmì) Wade–Giles romanization: Ha¹-mi⁴, reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin. Etymology templates: {{der|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|哈密}} 哈密 (Hāmì), {{bor|en|cmn-wadegiles|-}} Wade–Giles Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hami
  1. A city in eastern Xinjiang, China. Wikipedia link: Hami Categories (place): Cities in China, Cities in Xinjiang, Places in China, Places in Xinjiang Synonyms: Khamil, Hamil, Kumul, Qumul, Ha-mi [also] Translations (city in Xinjiang, China): 哈密 (haa¹ mat⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 哈密 (Hāmì) (Chinese Mandarin), Құмыл (Qūmyl) (Kazakh), ᡥᠠᠮᡳ (hami) (Manchu), قۇمۇل (qumul) (Uyghur)

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