English
Mei-chou
Mei-chou comes from Mandarin 湄洲.
- Mandarinmodern湄洲Méizhōu
- Englishearliest quotation 1996Mei-chou
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern湄洲Méizhōu
- Englishearliest quotation 1996Mei-chou
Earliest quotation: 1996, Vivian-Lee Nyitray, The Sea Goddess and the Goddess of Democracy: “At exactly 9:00 a.m. on May 5, 1989, 220…”
Every English word from Mandarin 湄洲
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 湄洲 / Mei-chou