English
Hsiung-nu
Hsiung-nu comes from Mandarin 匈奴.
- Mandarinmodern匈奴Xiōngnú
- Englishearliest quotation 1964Hsiung-nu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern匈奴Xiōngnú
- Englishearliest quotation 1964Hsiung-nu
Earliest quotation: 1964, William Samolin, East Turkistan to the Twelfth Century: “During this period the Hsiung-nu were weak and failed…”
Every English word from Mandarin 匈奴
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 匈奴 / Hsiung-nu