Etymograph

English

Jiuzhaigou

Jiuzhaigou comes from Mandarin 九寨溝.

  1. Mandarinmodern九寨溝Jiǔzhàigōu
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1979Jiuzhaigou

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern九寨溝Jiǔzhàigōu
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1979Jiuzhaigou

Earliest quotation: 1979, 1979 January 16, Sichuan Animal Preserves: “The Jiuzhaigou [Chiuchaikou] preserve will be in a region…”

Today it means

name A nature reserve and national park located in Ngawa prefecture in the north of Sichuan Province in southwestern China.

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

Etymograph / Mandarin 九寨溝 / Jiuzhaigou