English
Miaoli
Miaoli comes from Mandarin 苗栗.
- Mandarinmodern苗栗Miáolì
- Englishearliest quotation 1899Miaoli
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern苗栗Miáolì
- Englishearliest quotation 1899Miaoli
Earliest quotation: 1899, Formosa: “In the middle of last month the Miaoli post…”
Every English word from Mandarin 苗栗
Today it means
name A county in western Taiwan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 苗栗 / Miaoli