Etymograph

English

Haibei

Haibei comes from Mandarin 海北.

  1. Mandarinmodern海北Hǎiběi
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2021Haibei

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Mandarinmodern海北Hǎiběi
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2021Haibei

Earliest quotation: 2021, Flooded coal mine in China’s Qinghai kills 1, strands 19: “In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescue…”

Today it means

name A Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Qinghai, China.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Mandarin 海北 / Haibei