English
Kwantien
Kwantien comes from Mandarin 寬甸//.
- Mandarinmodern寬甸//Kuāndiàn
- Englishearliest quotation 1950Kwantien
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern寬甸//Kuāndiàn
- Englishearliest quotation 1950Kwantien
Earliest quotation: 1950, List of Border Violations by US Planes: “At 17:45 hours August 29, four American planes reconnoitred…”
Every English word from Mandarin 寬甸//
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 寬甸// / Kwantien