Etymograph

English

Ning-wu

Ning-wu comes from Chinese 寧武.

  1. Chinesemodern寧武Níngwǔ
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1930Ning-wu

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Chinesemodern寧武Níngwǔ
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1930Ning-wu

Earliest quotation: 1930, A. S. Hitchcock, Fifteen New Species of Grasses, Six from Africa, Nine from C: “Type in the U. S. National Herbarium, no. 1,445,582,…”

The story

The Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 寧武 /宁武 (Níngwǔ), a clipping of 寧武關 /宁武关 (Níngwǔguān, “Pacified Military Pass”).

Every English word from Chinese 寧武

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Etymograph / Chinese 寧武 / Ning-wu

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