English
Hami
Hami comes from Mandarin 哈密.
- Mandarinmodern哈密Hāmì
- Englishearliest quotation 1913Hami
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern哈密Hāmì
- Englishearliest quotation 1913Hami
Earliest quotation: 1913, Thomas Cochrane, Chapter XXI.: “Tulufan or Turfan and Fayuan or Kucheng lie to…”
Every English word from Mandarin 哈密
Today it means
name A prefecture-level city in eastern Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 哈密 / Hami