English
Liaoning
Liaoning comes from Mandarin 遼寧.
- Mandarinmodern遼寧literally ‘Tranquil Liao’
- Englishearliest quotation 1929Liaoning
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern遼寧literally ‘Tranquil Liao’
- Englishearliest quotation 1929Liaoning
Earliest quotation: 1929, 1929 February 27, From the Chinese Press: “Name of Fengtien province changed to Liaoning.”
The story
The name was restored to the area in 1954 upon the merging of the Liaoxi (‘West Liao’) and Liaodong (‘East Liao’) provinces.
Every English word from Mandarin 遼寧
Today it means
name A province in northeastern China. Capital: Shenyang.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 遼寧 / Liaoning