Etymograph

English

Liuqiu

Liuqiu comes from Mandarin 琉球.

  1. Mandarinmodern琉球Liúqiú
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1981Liuqiu

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Mandarinmodern琉球Liúqiú
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1981Liuqiu

Earliest quotation: 1981, China: A Country Study, Government Printing Office: “Japan, emerging from its century-long seclusion, annexed the Liuqiu…”

Every English word from Mandarin 琉球

Today it means

name Synonym of Ryukyu (“island chain”): the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Mandarin 琉球 / Liuqiu

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