English
Kulangsu
Kulangsu comes from Mandarin 鼓浪嶼／鼓浪屿.
- Mandarinmodern鼓浪嶼／鼓浪屿Gǔlàngxù
- Englishearliest quotation 1854Kulangsu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern鼓浪嶼／鼓浪屿Gǔlàngxù
- Englishearliest quotation 1854Kulangsu
Earliest quotation: 1854, John C. Lowrie, A Manual of Missions; Or: “Accordingly it was deemed expedient for Mr. McBryde to…”
Every English word from Mandarin 鼓浪嶼／鼓浪屿
Today it means
name Synonym of Gulangyu.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 鼓浪嶼／鼓浪屿 / Kulangsu