English
Nantou
Nantou comes from Mandarin 南投.
- Mandarinmodern南投Nántóu
- Englishearliest quotation 1958Nantou
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern南投Nántóu
- Englishearliest quotation 1958Nantou
Earliest quotation: 1958, Malaria Control and Eradication in Taiwan Progress Report, M: “The island-wide spleen survey carried out in 1953 (Demos,…”
Every English word from Mandarin 南投
Today it means
name A county in central Taiwan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 南投 / Nantou