English
Henan
Henan comes from Mandarin 河南.
- Mandarinmodern河南referring to the Yellow Riverliterally ‘land south of the river (referring to the Yellow River)’
- Englishearliest quotation 2000Henan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern河南referring to the Yellow Riverliterally ‘land south of the river (referring to the Yellow River)’
- Englishearliest quotation 2000Henan
Earliest quotation: 2000, Tibet Since 1950: Silence, Prison or Exile: “The very next day, Tenzin Nyima was transferred to…”
Every English word from Mandarin 河南
Today it means
name A province of China. Capital: Zhengzhou.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 河南 / Henan