English
Erh-lien
Erh-lien comes from Mandarin 二連.
- Mandarinmodern二連Èrlián
- Englishearliest quotation 1956Erh-lien
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern二連Èrlián
- Englishearliest quotation 1956Erh-lien
Earliest quotation: 1956, C. R. Bawden, Review of Mongolia: “The new situation was recognized by the signing of…”
Every English word from Mandarin 二連
Today it means
name —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 二連 / Erh-lien