Zanda
See also: zanda
Translingual
Proper noun
Zanda f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cacatuidae – black cockatoos.
English
Etymology
From Tibetan རྩ་མདའ (rtsa mda'), (Tibetan Pinyin: Zanda)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɑn.də/, /ˈzɑn.də/
Proper noun
Zanda
- A county of Ngari prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
- [1996 January, “Far-west Tibet”, in Gyurme Dorje, editor, Tibet Handbook: with Bhutan[1], Passport Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 425, column 1:
- Here at Manam Gonpa, there is an enormous complex of ruins which even now holds untold precious works of art, buried beneath the rubble. A further trek of 21 km will bring you to Toling, capital of Tsamda county, on the left bank of the Sutlej.]
- 2022 July 20, Laura Zhou, “China-India border: Beijing’s new highway plans near disputed territory expected to spark concern in Delhi”, in South China Morning Post[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 July 2022, China/Diplomacy[3]:
- It will also go through Burang county between Tibet, Nepal and India as well as Zanda county in Ngari prefecture, parts of which are held by India.
Synonyms
- (from Mandarin Chinese) Zhada
Translations
county
Italian
Etymology
From Sardinian zanda (“field poppy”).
Proper noun
Zanda m or f by sense
- a surname from Sardinian
Further reading
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025
Anagrams
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1946. Probably a variant of Sanda, from Sandra.
Proper noun
Zanda f
- a female given name
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [4] Population Register of Latvia: Zanda was the only given name of 1384 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.