English
Hoabinhian
Hoabinhian comes from Vietnamese Hoà Bình, and goes back to 和平 ‘peace’.
- Vietnamesemodern和平‘peace’
- Vietnamese, derivedmodernHoà Bình
- EnglishtodayHoabinhian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Vietnamesemodern和平‘peace’
- Vietnamese, derivedmodernHoà Bình
- EnglishtodayHoabinhian
Formed from -ian
Every English word from Vietnamese 和平
Today it means
adj Of, relating to, or exhibiting the features of the prehistoric Hòa Bình culture of Southeast Asia, characterised by certain types of stone artifact.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Vietnamese 和平 / Hoabinhian