English
Kao-hsiung
Kao-hsiung comes from Mandarin 高雄.
- Mandarinmodern高雄Kao¹-hsiung²
- Englishearliest quotation 1949Kao-hsiung
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern高雄Kao¹-hsiung²
- Englishearliest quotation 1949Kao-hsiung
Earliest quotation: 1949, United States Relations With China, United States Department of State: “Plans have been made by the National Resources Commission…”
Every English word from Mandarin 高雄
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 高雄 / Kao-hsiung