English
Manji
Manji comes from Latin Mangi, and goes back to Literary Chinese 蠻子 ‘the Southern Barbarians’.
- Literary Chinesemodern蠻子‘the Southern Barbarians’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMangi
- Englishearliest quotation 1854Manji
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Literary Chinesemodern蠻子‘the Southern Barbarians’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMangi
- Englishearliest quotation 1854Manji
Earliest quotation: 1854, Thomas Wright: “Upon crossing this river you enter the noble province…”
Every English word from Literary Chinese 蠻子
Today it means
name South China, as opposed to Cathay or northern China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Literary Chinese 蠻子 / Manji