English
Nangan
Nangan comes from Mandarin 南竿.
- Mandarinmodern南竿Nángān
- Englishearliest quotation 2005Nangan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern南竿Nángān
- Englishearliest quotation 2005Nangan
Earliest quotation: 2005, Offshore Islands: “Cingtanwo [translating 青檀沃], a remote village very close to…”
Every English word from Mandarin 南竿
Today it means
name A rural township in Lienchiang County, Taiwan, primarily made up of Matsu (Nangan) Island.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 南竿 / Nangan