English
Ku-ling
Ku-ling comes from Mandarin 牯嶺.
- Mandarinmodern牯嶺Gǔlǐng
- Englishearliest quotation 1912Ku-ling
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern牯嶺Gǔlǐng
- Englishearliest quotation 1912Ku-ling
Earliest quotation: 1912, An-hui: “In the midst of the neck, the Great Orphan…”
Every English word from Mandarin 牯嶺
Today it means
name —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 牯嶺 / Ku-ling