English
Mao-ming
Mao-ming comes from Mandarin 茂名.
- Mandarinmodern茂名Màomíng
- Englishearliest quotation 1925Mao-ming
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern茂名Màomíng
- Englishearliest quotation 1925Mao-ming
Earliest quotation: 1925, Mr. Yang Yung-tai 楊永泰字暢卿: “Mr. Yang Yung-t'ai was born at Mao-ming Hsien, Kuangtung…”
Every English word from Mandarin 茂名
Today it means
name —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 茂名 / Mao-ming