English
Kienshih
Kienshih comes from Mandarin 建始.
- Mandarinmodern建始Jiànshǐ
- Englishearliest quotation 1913Kienshih
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern建始Jiànshǐ
- Englishearliest quotation 1913Kienshih
Earliest quotation: 1913, Decennial Reports on the Trade Navigatio, Etc.: “In the early part of 1911 it was decided…”
Every English word from Mandarin 建始
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 建始 / Kienshih