"Xishuangbanna" meaning in English

See Xishuangbanna in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˌʃiːʃwɑŋbɑnˈnɑː/
Etymology: Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西雙版納/西双版纳 (Xīshuāngbǎnnà), from Lü ᧑᧒ᦗᧃᦓᦱ (12pannaa) or ᦉᦲᧇᦉᦸᧂᦗᧃᦓᦱ (ṡiibṡoangpannaa) meaning twelve townships of rice-fields. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|西雙版納}} Mandarin 西雙版納/西双版纳 (Xīshuāngbǎnnà), {{bor|en|khb|᧑᧒ᦗᧃᦓᦱ}} Lü ᧑᧒ᦗᧃᦓᦱ (12pannaa) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Xishuangbanna
  1. An autonomous prefecture of Yunnan, China. Categories (topical): Twelve Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Yunnan, Prefectures of China Synonyms: Sibsongpanna, Mong Ri Mong Ram, Mungrimungram, Hsishuangpanna, Hsi-shuang-pan-na (alt: Wade–Giles) Related terms: Sip Song Chau Tai Translations (autonomous prefecture): 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 𑜍𑜣 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 𑜍𑜪 (müṅ rī müṅ raṃ) (english: medieval) (Ahom), 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫𑜏𑜨𑜂𑜫𑜆𑜃𑜫𑜃𑜡 (sipsoṅpannā) [modern] (Ahom), စစ်ဆောင်ပန္နား (cachcaungpanna:) (Burmese), 西雙版納 (Chinese Mandarin), 西双版纳 (Xīshuāngbǎnnà) (Chinese Mandarin), ສິບສອງພັນນາ (sip sǭng phan nā) (Lao), ᧑᧒ᦗᧃᦓᦱ (12pannaa) (), ᦉᦲᧇᦉᦸᧂᦗᧃᦓᦱ (ṡiibṡoangpannaa) (), သိပ်းသွင်ပၼ်းၼႃး (síp sǎung pán náa) (Shan), สิบสองปันนา (sìp-sɔ̌ɔng-bpan-naa) (Thai), Tây Song Bản Nạp (Vietnamese), Sihsangh Banjnaz (Zhuang), Sihsanghbanjnaz (Zhuang)

Alternative forms

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