English
Jishou
Jishou comes from Mandarin 吉首.
- Mandarinmodern吉首Jíshǒu
- Englishearliest quotation 1988Jishou
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern吉首Jíshǒu
- Englishearliest quotation 1988Jishou
Earliest quotation: 1988, Edward A. Gargan, Where Two Worlds Meet in China: “A rigorous 15-hour train ride from Hunan's capital city,…”
Every English word from Mandarin 吉首
Today it means
name A county-level city of Xiangxi prefecture, Hunan, China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 吉首 / Jishou