English
Nankang
Nankang comes from Mandarin 南康.
- Mandarinmodern南康Nánkāng
- Englishearliest quotation 1921Nankang
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern南康Nánkāng
- Englishearliest quotation 1921Nankang
Earliest quotation: 1921, C. A. Bunting, From House to House in South Kiangsi: “This was a great spiritual blessing to him and…”
Every English word from Mandarin 南康
Today it means
name A district of Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China, formerly a county.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 南康 / Nankang