Standard Lemma guide

Dongxiang

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /dɔŋ.ʃɒŋ/
  • /dɒŋ-/
  • /-ʃæŋ/
  • do͝ongʹshyängʹ

1

name

Meaning 1

An autonomous county of Linxia prefecture, Gansu, China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The Mongolic language traditionally spoken by these people.

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Santa

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A township in Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

name

Meaning 4

An island of Dongxiang, Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A member of an ethnic group of Gansu Province in China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 東鄉 /东乡 (Dōngxiāng).

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 東庠 /东庠 (Dōngxiáng).

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 東鄉族自治縣 /东乡族自治县 (dung1 hoeng1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Dongxiang autonomous county
  • Chinese Mandarin: 東鄉族自治縣 /东乡族自治县 (Dōngxiāngzú Zìzhìxiàn) — Dongxiang autonomous county
  • Japanese: ドンシャン自治県 (Donshan Jichiken) — Dongxiang autonomous county
  • Chinese Cantonese: 東鄉語 /东乡语 — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 東鄉語 /东乡语 (dōngxiāngyǔ) — language
  • Dongxiang: Dunxian kielien — language
  • Japanese: ドンシャン語 (Donshan Go) — language
  • Xibe: ᡩᡠᡢᠰᡞᠶᠠᡢ ᡤᡞᠰᡠᠨ (dungsiyang gisun) — language
  • Chinese Cantonese: 東庠 /东庠 — township, island
  • Chinese Mandarin: 東庠 /东庠 (Dōngxiáng) — township, island
  • Chinese Cantonese: 東鄉族 /东乡族 (dung1 hoeng1 zuk6) — Dongxiang autonomous county
  • Chinese Mandarin: 東鄉族 /东乡族 (Dōngxiāngzú) — Dongxiang autonomous county
  • Dongxiang: Dunxianzu Zizhixien — Dongxiang autonomous county
  • Kazakh: дұңшяң (dūñşäñ) — Dongxiang autonomous county
  • Xibe: ᡩᡠᡢᠰᡞᠶᠠᡢ ᡠᡣᠰᡠᠷᠠ (dungsiyang uksura) — Dongxiang autonomous county
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