English
Nan-jih
Nan-jih comes from Mandarin 南日.
- Mandarinmodern南日Nánrì
- Englishearliest quotation 1834Nan-jih
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern南日Nánrì
- Englishearliest quotation 1834Nan-jih
Earliest quotation: 1834, Charles Gutzlaff, Journal of Three Voyages along the Coast of China: “We narrowly escaped running ashore near the island of…”
The story
Wade–Giles romanization: Nan²-jih⁴.
Every English word from Mandarin 南日
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 南日 / Nan-jih