English
Nüshu
Nüshu comes from Mandarin 女書.
- Mandarinmodern女書literally ‘women's script’
- EnglishtodayNüshu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern女書literally ‘women's script’
- EnglishtodayNüshu
Every English word from Mandarin 女書
Today it means
name A syllabic script which was used exclusively among the ethnic Yao women of Jiangyong, Hunan, China, from the 9th century, used to write the Xiangnan Tuhua lect of Chinese, which mostly fell out of use during the 20th century.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 女書 / Nüshu