English
Kia-ting
Kia-ting comes from Mandarin 嘉定.
- Mandarinmodern嘉定Jiādìngliterally ‘Commendable Peace’
- Englishearliest quotation 1887Kia-ting
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern嘉定Jiādìngliterally ‘Commendable Peace’
- Englishearliest quotation 1887Kia-ting
Earliest quotation: 1887, F. Hirth, Ancient Porcelain: A Study in Chinese Mediæval Industry and : “Bricks of city walls will often be found to…”
The story
Borrowed from Mandarin 嘉定 (Jiādìng, literally “Commendable Peace”).
Every English word from Mandarin 嘉定
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 嘉定 / Kia-ting