"kango" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/ Forms: kango [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese 漢(かん)語(ご) (kango), from Middle Chinese 漢語 (MC xanH ngjoX, “Han, Chinese + speech, language”), compare modern Mandarin 漢語/汉语 (Hànyǔ, “Chinese language”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|漢%語|かん%ご}} 漢(かん)語(ご) (kango), {{der|en|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|漢語|Han, Chinese + speech, language|id=1,1}} 漢語 (MC xanH ngjoX, “Han, Chinese + speech, language”), {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|漢語|Chinese language}} 漢語/汉语 (Hànyǔ, “Chinese language”) Head templates: {{en-noun|kango}} kango (plural kango)
  1. A Sino-Japanese word, a Japanese word of Chinese origin or a Japanese word coined along Chinese lines. Related terms: wasei kango, Sino-Japanese Translations (a Sino-Japanese word): 漢日詞 /汉日词 (hànrìcí) (Chinese Mandarin), 漢日語 /汉日语 (hànrìyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 漢語 (kango) (alt: かんご) (Japanese), 한어 (haneo) (alt: 漢語) (Korean), канго́ (kangó) [masculine, neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-kango-en-noun-X3E7PrBc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 57 32 8 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 28 7 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/ Forms: kangos [plural], kango [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|kango}} kango (plural kangos or kango)
  1. (uncommon) Alternative form of kago, a suspended Japanese sedan chair. Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncommon Alternative form of: kago (extra: a suspended Japanese sedan chair)
    Sense id: en-kango-en-noun-0jdLOSvq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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