English
Jehol
Jehol comes from French Geho-eul, and goes back to Mandarin 熱河兒.
- Mandarinmodern熱河兒Rèhér
- Frenchc. 1600–presentGeho-eul
- Englishearliest quotation 1910Jehol
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern熱河兒Rèhér
- Frenchc. 1600–presentGeho-eul
- Englishearliest quotation 1910Jehol
Earliest quotation: 1910, J. O. P. Bland, E. Blackhouse: “It was originally intended that the Emperor Hsien-Feng should…”
A compound of 熱河 ‘Chengde, Rehe, Hot Creek’ + 兒
Every English word from Mandarin 熱河兒
Today it means
name Former name of Chengde.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 熱河兒 / Jehol