English
Fuhkien
Fuhkien comes from Mandarin 福建.
- Mandarinmodern福建Fújiàn
- Englishearliest quotation 1867Fuhkien
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern福建Fújiàn
- Englishearliest quotation 1867Fuhkien
Earliest quotation: 1867, Wm. Fred. Mayers, N. B. Dennys: “In 1624, the Dutch established themselves on Fischer's I.,…”
Every English word from Mandarin 福建
Today it means
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Etymograph / Mandarin 福建 / Fuhkien