Etymograph

English

Jingbian

Jingbian comes from Mandarin 靖邊.

  1. Mandarinmodern靖邊Jìngbiān
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2005Jingbian

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Mandarinmodern靖邊Jìngbiān
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2005Jingbian

Earliest quotation: 2005, Howard W. French, Whose Oil Is It? Property Rights at Issue in China: “JINGBIAN, China - As a truck driver hauling crude…”

Today it means

name A county of Yulin, Shaanxi, China.

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

Etymograph / Mandarin 靖邊 / Jingbian