English
Ho-nan
Ho-nan comes from Chinese 河南.
- Chinesemodern河南literally ‘land south of the river’
- Englishearliest quotation 1902Ho-nan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Chinesemodern河南literally ‘land south of the river’
- Englishearliest quotation 1902Ho-nan
Earliest quotation: 1902, A. Gracie, The Outlook in Ho-nan: “Why did these Christians suffer? They were not law…”
The story
From the Wade–Giles romanizations of the Chinese 河南 (Hénán, literally “[land] south of the river”), Wade-Giles romanization: Ho²-nan².
Every English word from Chinese 河南
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Chinese 河南 / Ho-nan