English
Hu-pei
Hu-pei comes from Mandarin 湖北.
- Mandarinmodern湖北Húběi
- Englishearliest quotation 1913Hu-pei
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern湖北Húběi
- Englishearliest quotation 1913Hu-pei
Earliest quotation: 1913, Berthold Laufer, Notes on Turquois in the East: “From one of the turquois dealers in Si-ngan fu…”
Every English word from Mandarin 湖北
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 湖北 / Hu-pei