English
Huang Ho
Huang Ho comes from Mandarin 黃河／黄河 ‘Yellow River’.
- Mandarinmodern黃河／黄河Huáng Hé‘Yellow River’
- Englishearliest quotation 1928Huang Ho
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern黃河／黄河Huáng Hé‘Yellow River’
- Englishearliest quotation 1928Huang Ho
Earliest quotation: 1928, Henri Maspero, The Origins of the Chinese Civilizations: “All the hill country between the Valley of the…”
The story
From Mandarin 黃河／黄河 (Huáng Hé, literally “Yellow River”) Wade–Giles romanization: Huang² Ho².
Every English word from Mandarin 黃河／黄河
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 黃河／黄河 / Huang Ho