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CHINESE ORIGIN OF THE WORDS CANE AND SUGAR CANDY IN ENGLISH AND OF KHAND IN HINDUSTANI
Cane and Candy are traceable to two Chinese words both pronounced Kan. One word means Cane or pole when Kan finally became cane in English. The other word Kan means sweet. Then there is the Chinese word Dih which means Drops when Kan-Dih became Candy and means Sweet Drops. Sugar crystals would be li...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
1982
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3336687/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22556499 |