English
Ning-po
Ning-po comes from Mandarin 寧波／宁波.
- Mandarinmodern寧波／宁波Níngbō
- Englishearliest quotation 1738Ning-po
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern寧波／宁波Níngbō
- Englishearliest quotation 1738Ning-po
Earliest quotation: 1738, J. B. Du Halde, A Description of the Empire of China and Chinese-Tartary: “WE departed from Ning-po the 26th of November 1687,…”
Every English word from Mandarin 寧波／宁波
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 寧波／宁波 / Ning-po