Etymograph

English

Jiading

Jiading comes from Mandarin 嘉定.

  1. Mandarinmodern嘉定Jiādìngliterally ‘Commendable Order’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2004Jiading

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern嘉定Jiādìngliterally ‘Commendable Order’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2004Jiading

Earliest quotation: 2004, Architect Sheds Father's Legacy in China: “Seven satellite towns are currently being built outside Shanghai…”

The story

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 嘉定 (Jiādìng, literally “Commendable Order”), after one of the era names under Emperor Ningzong of the Song Dynasty.

Every English word from Mandarin 嘉定

Today it means

name A district of Shanghai, China.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Mandarin 嘉定 / Jiading

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