English
Lin-ying
Lin-ying comes from Mandarin 臨潁.
- Mandarinmodern臨潁
- Englishearliest quotation 1940Lin-ying
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern臨潁
- Englishearliest quotation 1940Lin-ying
Earliest quotation: 1940, John C. Ferguson, Stone Monuments: “The founder of the Wei dynasty was Ts'ao P'ei,…”
Every English word from Mandarin 臨潁
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 臨潁 / Lin-ying