English
Ko-chiu
Ko-chiu comes from Mandarin 箇舊.
- Mandarinmodern箇舊Gèjiù
- Englishearliest quotation 1973Ko-chiu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern箇舊Gèjiù
- Englishearliest quotation 1973Ko-chiu
Earliest quotation: 1973, Roger V. Des Forges, Leading Society: “He released Min Li-sung when he publicly “admitted his…”
Every English word from Mandarin 箇舊
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 箇舊 / Ko-chiu