Etymograph

English

Hepu

Hepu comes from Mandarin 合浦.

  1. Mandarinmodern合浦Hépǔ
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2000Hepu

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern合浦Hépǔ
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2000Hepu

Earliest quotation: 2000, Clay Chandler: “Here in Hepu County, an impoverished agricultural district just…”

Today it means

name A county of Beihai, Guangxi autonomous region, China.

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

Etymograph / Mandarin 合浦 / Hepu