English
K'un-ming
K'un-ming comes from Mandarin 昆明.
- Mandarinmodern昆明Kūnmíng
- Englishearliest quotation 1954K'un-ming
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern昆明Kūnmíng
- Englishearliest quotation 1954K'un-ming
Earliest quotation: 1954, Herold J. Wiens, The South China geographical environment: “Settlements at a few favored basins, and strategic outposts…”
Every English word from Mandarin 昆明
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 昆明 / K'un-ming