Etymograph

English

Hegang

Hegang comes from Mandarin 鶴崗.

  1. Mandarinmodern鶴崗Hègǎng
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2009Hegang

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern鶴崗Hègǎng
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2009Hegang

Earliest quotation: 2009, Keith Bradsher, At Least 92 Die in Chinese Mine Explosion: “The explosion took place at the Xinxing Coal Mine…”

Today it means

name A prefecture-level city of Heilongjiang, China.

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

Etymograph / Mandarin 鶴崗 / Hegang