English
Kinhwa
Kinhwa comes from Mandarin 金華.
- Mandarinmodern金華Jīnhuáliterally ‘golden flourishing’
- Englishearliest quotation 1943Kinhwa
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern金華Jīnhuáliterally ‘golden flourishing’
- Englishearliest quotation 1943Kinhwa
Earliest quotation: 1943, Monsignor Fraser Safe: “No doubt Monsignor is hoping to be able to…”
Every English word from Mandarin 金華
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 金華 / Kinhwa