English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedMeaning: “people of the South”
From Early Mandarin 南家 (/*nam kia/, literally “people of the South”) + ᠊ᠰ᠋ (-s, plural marker).
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: ᠨ᠋ᠠᠩᠭ᠍ᠢᠶ᠋ᠠᠰ᠋CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

